Quasi mono-energetic, relativistic electron acceleration in a femtosecond, high intensity laser excited solid magnetThe interaction of ultraintense lasers with magnetized overdense plasmas reveals a fundamentally new regime of laser-driven particle acceleration. Particle-in-cell simulations demonstrate the…Trishul Dhalia, Anandam Choudhary, C. Aparajit et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Out-of-time-ordered correlators for turbulent fields: a quantum-classical correspondenceAn extended formulation of out-of-time-ordered correlators (OTOCs), which quantify noncommutative operator growth and information scrambling in quantum many-body systems, is developed for turbulence…Motoki Nakata·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
SoPlasmaFoam: an OpenFOAM-based solver for streamer and dielectric barrier discharges with adaptive mesh refinementSoPlasmaFoam is an open-source, multi-region plasma-dielectric solver built on OpenFOAM, integrated with the PETSc linear-algebra suite (CPU and GPU back-ends), the blastAMR adaptive-mesh-refinement…R. Pasolari, K. Kourtzanidis·Jul 6, 2026SaveLearn
Deep Learning Models for ADITYA-U MHD EquilibriumThis work presents deep learning models to predict magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium parameters and profiles for the ADITYA-U tokamak. A synthetic free-boundary equilibrium dataset consisting of…Udaya Maurya, Suman Aich, Indranil Bandyopadhyay et al.·Jul 6, 2026SaveLearn
On the electromagnetic effects of collisionless trapped-electron modesWe present a linear gyrokinetic theory for the electromagnetic collisionless trapped-electron mode (CTEM). It is found that the weak electromagnetic effects of CTEMs originate from the particle…Yao Yao, Haotian Chen, Yang Chen et al.·Jul 6, 2026SaveLearn
Localization of a quantum particle in a classical one-component plasma: fluctuation-induced random potential, localization length and mutual decoherenceWe develop a microscopic theory of disorder-induced attenuation and mutual coherence degradation for a quantum particle in a classical one-component plasma. The random potential originates from…Yury A. Budkov·Jul 6, 2026SaveLearn
Benchmarking Sensor Robustness in Plasma Diagnostic Models: A Systematic Evaluation on TokaMarkPlasma diagnostic models for tokamak fusion devices are almost universally evaluated on clean, complete sensor data. In practice, fusion diagnostics fail regularly: acquisition systems start late,…Neerav Gupta·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Turbulent Magnetogenesis and Large-scale Magnetic Dynamo Amplification in Ion--electron PlasmasUsing fully kinetic simulations that capture unprecedentedly large (from electron to ion) scales, we study magnetogenesis driven by continuous large-scale forcing until nonlinear dynamo saturation.…Fabio Bacchini, Francesco Pucci, Sergio Servidio et al.·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Machine-Learning-Enabled Full-State Reconstruction of Fusion Plasmas from Minimal Sensor MeasurementsPlasma in nuclear fusion reactors is only partially observable: diagnostics are constrained by limited access, cost, and the harsh plasma environment, while high-fidelity simulations remain…Maryam Reza, Farbod Faraji·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Particle dynamics in nonlinear electromagnetic waves: chaos onset, diffusive heating, and wave surfingWe investigate the dynamics of charged particles interacting with ultra-intense electromagnetic X-modes in strongly magnetized plasmas. We demonstrate that particle motion becomes chaotic for…Maxim Lyutikov·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Particle dynamics and confinement in moving multi-mirrorThe moving multi-mirror (MMM) concept mitigates axial losses in magnetic mirrors by using inward-propagating multi-mirror sections to transport escaping particles back toward the central cell.…Tal Miller, Eli Gudinetsky, Ilan Be'ery et al.·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Plugging of multi-mirror machines by a traveling rotating magnetic fieldAxial plugging is a critical challenge for fusion in open-ended magnetic confinement systems. Unlike simple magnetic mirrors, which suffer from direct axial flow, multi-mirror systems utilize a…Tal Miller, Eli Gudinetsky, Ilan Be'ery et al.·Jul 5, 2026SaveLearn
Production of high-quality plasma discharges via real-time control of plasma current ramp-up using neutral gas injection in Aditya-U tokamakRobust control of plasma current ramp-up is an absolute necessity, as an efficient and uncontaminated plasma current ramp-up is essential for achieving prolonged, high-pressure tokamak plasma…Suman Dolui, Praveenlal Edappala, Kaushlender Singh et al.·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Runaway electron induced explosions of graphite; modeling versus controlled DIII-D experimentsThe state-of-the-art concerning the modeling of the thermomechanical response of graphite to runaway electron (RE) impact is based on one-way coupled linear thermoelasticity combined with…T. Rizzi, A. Kavroulakis, S. Ratynskaia et al.·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Gyrokinetic equilibria of high temperature superconducting magnetic mirrorsHigh-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets and other advances have led to renewed interest in magnetic mirrors for fusion energy. The non-Maxwellian nature of mirror plasmas necessitates kinetic…Maxwell H. Rosen, Manaure Francisquez, James Juno et al.·Jul 4, 2026SaveLearn
Brilliant multi-GeV Compton gamma-ray source seeded by a photon acceleratorHigh-brilliance sources of polarized gamma rays are widely sought after to pump and probe matter at subatomic length scales. However, existing accelerator facilities and optical lasers cannot reach a…Michael J. Quin, Stepan S. Bulanov, Arkady Gonoskov et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Understanding Non-Gaussian Chorus Wave Statistics via the Benjamin-Feir IndexWe derive an extended wave action model for equatorial chorus waves, identifying a wave activity index (a version of the Benjamin-Feir index, BFI) which indicates non-Gaussian frequency spectra…D. J. Ratliff, O. Allanson, D. Rasinskaite et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Phase-Selective Excitation of Betatron Oscillations by Nonadiabatic Magnetic-Field SwitchingNonadiabatic removal of an external transverse magnetic field provides a phase-selective mechanism for controlling betatron oscillations in laser wakefield accelerators. When the field is switched…R. S. Anandu, B. Ramakrishna·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Real-time virtual circuits for plasma shape control via neural network emulators: dynamic validation in closed-loop simulationsReliable confinement and stable performance of tokamak fusion plasmas require accurate real-time magnetic shape control. A promising route to reduced latency and increased flexibility in plasma…K. Pentland, A. Ross, N. C. Amorisco et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Generation of Polarized Overdense Pair-photon Fireball via Laser-Driven Nonlinear-linear QED CascadeRelativistic, polarized pair-photon fireballs are central to understand the microscopic energy transfer of high-energy astrophysical outflows, yet generating an overdense fireball in the laboratory,…Zhen-Ke Dou, Qian Zhao, Feng Wan et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Extending the Numerical Flow Iteration to the multi-species Vlasov-Maxwell system through Hamiltonian SplittingThe Numerical Flow Iteration (NuFI) method has recently been proposed as a memory-slim while accurate in phase-space method for the electro-static Vlasov--Poisson system. It stores the temporal…Rostislav-Paul Wilhelm, Fabio Bacchini, Sebastian Schöps et al.·Jul 3, 2026SaveLearn
Integrated 3D fully kinetic simulation of field-reversed-configuration formation with embedded coilsWe present an integrated, three-dimensional, fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulation of field-reversed-configuration (FRC) formation at the device scale. To our knowledge, this is the first fully…Bowen Zhu, Jian Wu·Jul 2, 2026SaveLearn
RF Helicon Plasma Thruster for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)This dissertation focuses on Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP) for propellant-less continuous orbiting in very low Earth orbits (VLEO) and very low Mars orbits (VLMO). ABEP utilizes an…Francesco Romano·Jul 2, 2026SaveLearn
Topology of Plasma Wakefields Driven by Two Color Laguerre Gaussian Laser PulsesPlasma wakefield excitation driven by two color Laguerre Gaussian laser pulses carrying orbital angular momentum is investigated analytically and through quasi-cylindrical particle in cell…Saumya Singh, Dinkar Mishra, Shivani Aggarwal et al.·Jul 2, 2026SaveLearn
An Overview of Relativistic Particle Pushers and their Extension to Arbitrary Order AccuracyParticle in Cell (PIC) simulations have become a vital tool for the investigation of kinetic processes in plasma physics. Many of the systems investigated with PIC simulations contain particles with…Holger Schmitz·Jul 2, 2026SaveLearn