Numerical simulations of shock-driven, supersonic interstellar turbulence in colliding three-temperature laboratory plasmasShock-driven turbulence is central to astrophysical plasmas in which explosions and compressive driving inject energy through shocks rather than steady stirring. We present three-dimensional,…Stefano Merlini, James R. Beattie, Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca·Jun 13, 2026SaveLearn
Kinetic Equilibrium Prediction at TCV using RAPTOR and FBTWe present results from a new Kinetic-Equilibrium Prediction (KEP) workflow and shot preparation for full TCV discharges, by coupling predict-first RAPTOR transport simulations with FBT inverse…C. E. Contré, A. Merle, O. Sauter et al.·Jun 13, 2026SaveLearn
Parametric instabilities of the inhomogeneous near SOL tokamak plasma, driven by the coupled effect of the high harmonic fast wave and of the ion and electron temperatures gradients, and anomalous heating of the near SOL ionsElectrostatic parametric instabilities in the inhomogeneous near-SOL tokamak plasma, driven by the combined action of a high-harmonic fast wave (HHFW) with a frequency near the 30th ion-cyclotron…V. V. Mikhailenko, V. S. Mikhailenko, Hae June Lee·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
Plasma Instabilities in Arbitrary Distributions: Comparison between ALPS and BODetermining accurate wave dispersion relations is a central problem in plasma physics. Recent advances have enabled the numerical computation of linear dispersion relation in plasmas with arbitrary…Xudong Guo, Huasheng Xie, Kristopher G. Klein et al.·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
PIConGPU modeling of nanoplasma formation in helium nanodroplets irradiated by intense femtosecond laser pulsesHelium nanodroplets provide a unique and versatile platform for investigating strong-field-driven nanoplasma dynamics. In this work, we present large-scale, GPU-accelerated particle-in-cell…Cristian Medina, Klaus Steiniger, Brian Edward Marre et al.·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
Free-Molecular Face-Flux Preprocessing for Reduced Neutral-Continuity Modeling in Hall Thrusters: Particle-Based Reference and Deterministic SN-DFEM RealizationNeutral gas transport directly affects the ionization source, propellant utilization, and low-frequency discharge oscillations in Hall thrusters. High-fidelity particle-based neutral models or DSMC…Yingjie Chen, Xi Chen, Yinjian Zhao·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
Overview of X-ray Thomson scattering measurements of extreme states of matterSince its first successful applications in the early 2000s, x-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) has emerged as one of the most successful tools for the diagnostics of extreme states of matter in the…Tobias Dornheim, Hannah Bellenbaum, Thomas Gawne et al.·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
Interaction of Strong Electromagnetic Waves with Unmagnetized Pair PlasmasWe investigate analytically and numerically the interaction of strong electromagnetic waves with unmagnetized pair plasmas. We show that the interaction is governed by a single nonlinearity…Navin Sridhar, Emanuele Sobacchi, Lorenzo Sironi et al.·Jun 12, 2026SaveLearn
Suppressed Stiffness of energetic particle transport due to thermal plasma nonlinearity in tokamak plasmasEnergetic particle (EP) transport stiffness plays a crucial role in determining EP confinement in tokamak plasmas. This work investigates the impact of nonlinear thermal plasma dynamics on EP…Guo Meng, Zhixin Lu, Gengxian Li·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Ionization potential depression in degenerate plasmas and Pauli blocking of multi-electron ionsThe composition of partially ionised plasmas is investigated for densities and temperatures at which the free electrons are degenerate. Based on a quantum statistical approach, the effect of Pauli…Gerd Röpke·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Robust Control of ECH Deposition Profiles on DIII-DElectron Cyclotron Heating (ECH) is a key actuator in DIII-D and future tokamaks that provides auxiliary heating, localized current drive for scenario development and MHD stability, and even impurity…H. J. Farre-Kaga, A. Rothstein, K. Yasoda et al.·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Feasibility of a Flexible, Hybrid Tokamak-Stellarator Experiment using an Axisymmetric Dipole Coil ArrayWe demonstrate the design of a flexible, university-scale hybrid tokamak-stellarator experiment based on an axisymmetric array of planar HTS dipole coils. Because the coil array has few geometric…Jacob Halpern, Mohammed Haque, Elizabeth Paul et al.·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Archê, an orbital-free molecular dynamics code for fast production of equations of stateWe present Archê, an orbital-free molecular dynamics (OFMD) code designed to produce equations of state (EOS) in the plasma state. Unlike in other OFMD codes, Archê uses a self-consistent field (SCF)…William Weens, Augustin Blanchet, Philippe Arnault·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Ultrashort Pulse Train Generation on a 100TW Laser Beamline Using a Delay Mask After the Final Focusing OpticsExperimental results aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of a two-section delay mask for the generation of ultrashort pulse trains are reported. Based on the initial simulation results, a 500 um…David Gregocki, Federica Baffigi, Lorenzo Fulgentini et al.·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Enhanced Target Interaction Area of Helical Plasma Plumes in a Pulsed RF Atmospheric Plasma JetHelical plasma plumes generated in pulsed radiofrequency atmospheric pressure plasma jets exhibit unique flow dynamics arising from the coupling between Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities and baroclinic…Radhika T P, Satyananda Kar·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
TokaMark: A Comprehensive Benchmark for MAST Tokamak Plasma ModelsDevelopment and operation of commercially viable fusion energy reactors such as tokamaks require accurate predictions of plasma dynamics from sparse, noisy, and incomplete sensors readings. The…Cécile Rousseau, Samuel Jackson, Rodrigo H. Ordonez-Hurtado et al.·Jun 11, 2026SaveLearn
Hierarchical Framework of Runaway Electrons using Deep LearningWe present an adjoint deep learning framework describing the evolution of fluid moments and the energy distribution of the runaway electron (RE) population. We demonstrate that a careful formulation…Tyler Mark, Christopher McDevitt·Jun 10, 2026SaveLearn
Secondary drift-driven instabilities in the presence of a parallel-propagating electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave and cold multi-component ionsElectromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are commonly observed in Earth's inner magnetosphere, particularly during geomagnetic storms driven by anisotropic ring-current protons. While their…Opal Issan, Patrick Kilian, Vadim Roytershteyn et al.·Jun 10, 2026SaveLearn
Mixed Hermite-Legendre spectral method for kinetic plasma simulationsKinetic collisionless plasma equations are commonly solved via spectral methods in velocity space. The most commonly used spectral method is based on Hermite polynomials with a Maxwellian weight, as…Opal Issan, Gian Luca Delzanno, Vadim Roytershteyn·Jun 10, 2026SaveLearn
VEQ: a fast parametric Grad--Shafranov solver for fixed-boundary tokamak equilibria with flexible source profilesVeloce EQuilibrium (VEQ) is a compact parametric framework for tokamak modeling workflows that repeatedly query continuous fixed-boundary equilibria at low latency. The VEQPy implementation evaluated…Ruohan Zhang, Huasheng Xie, Yueyan Li et al.·Jun 10, 2026SaveLearn
Systematic comparison of VMEC and HINT equilibrium calculations for finite-beta LHD plasmasA systematic comparison between VMEC and HINT equilibrium calculations has been carried out for Large Helical Device plasmas to clarify the influence of the assumption of the nested flux surfaces at…Albert Civit-Bertran, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Shimpei Futatani·Jun 10, 2026SaveLearn
Background-Pressure Effects on Charge-Exchange Measurements in Plasma Flows at Elevated PressuresCharge-exchange (CEX) collisions can affect measurements of plasma plumes and neutralized ion flows in vacuum facilities, particularly when the background gas pressure increases and the CEX mean free…Ivan Romadanov, Stanislav Musikhin, Je-Hoi Mun et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
A Comprehensive Study on the Line Profiles and Stark Widths of Ionic Transitions from Laser Produced Aluminum PlasmaWe present a systematic spectroscopic investigation of laser-produced aluminum plasma to address inconsistencies in Stark broadening parameters and establish a self-consistent reference datasets for…B R Geethika, Judhishtir Shamal, Renjtih Kumar et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
DKEKAN: A single-parameterized KAN surrogate for Drift Kinetic Equation Toward Fast Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity Torque Modeling in TokamaksThe neoclassical toroidal viscosity (NTV) torque is a critical driver of toroidal rotation in tokamaks, profoundly influencing plasma stability and performance. Consequently, incorporating NTV…Jinpeng Huang, Xingting Yan, Mingyu Zhang et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
First Principles Magnetohydrodynamical Theory for the Expanding Box Model: Effects on Expansion-Induced Alfvén Wave ReflectionThe Expanding Box Model (EBM) has been widely employed to simulate multiscale plasma phenomena in the expanding solar wind by transforming the MHD equations to a co-moving, non-inertial frame.…Sebastián Saldivia, Nicolás Villarroel-Sepúlveda, Sebastián Echeverría-Veas et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn