Improved Fluid Modeling of Space Debris Generated Ion-Acoustic Precursor SolitonsThis study reexamines the excitation of ion-acoustic precursor solitons by a supersonically moving charged debris object, incorporating two previously overlooked physical factors: the dynamic…Ajaz Mir, Abhijit Sen, Pintu Bandyopadhyay et al.·Feb 4, 2026SaveLearn
A High-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method for electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle simulations of tokamak plasmas with open field linesA high-order piecewise field-aligned triangular finite element method is developed and implemented for global electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations of tokamak plasmas with open…Zhixin Lu, Guo Meng, Eric Sonnendruecker et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
A numerical study on plasma acceleration processes with ion dynamics at the sub-nanosecond timescalePlasma wakefield acceleration is a groundbreaking technique for accelerating particles, capable of sustaining gigavolt-per-meter accelerating fields. Understanding the physical mechanisms governing…G. Parise, A. Cianchi, M. Galletti et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-Diagnostic Characterization of Laser-Produced Tin Plasmas for EUV LithographyWe present a comprehensive characterization of laser-produced tin (Sn) plasmas relevant to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography using a multi-diagnostic suite integrated into the new experimental…Stanislav Musikhin, Anatoli Morozov, Alec Griffith et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
Collisionless Larmor Coupling and Blob Formation in a Laser-Plasma Expanding into a Magnetized Ambient PlasmaCollisionless Larmor coupling is a fundamental process in space and astrophysical plasmas that enables momentum transfer between an expanding plasma and a magnetized ambient medium. In this paper, we…Lucas Rovige, Robert S. Dorst, Ari Le et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
Hydrodynamic simulations of expanded warm dense foil heated by pulsed-powerWarm Dense Matter lies at the frontier between condensed matter and plasma, and plays a central role in various fields ranging from planetary science to inertial confinement fusion. Improving our…Luc Revello, Laurent Videau, Frédéric Zucchini et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
Effect of static magnetic island on ITG of ADITYA-U tokamakMagnetic islands play a crucial role in regulating plasma confinement in tokamaks by interacting with micro-instabilities, such as the ion temperature gradient (ITG) mode. This work presents a…Vibhor Kumar Singh, Amal R Biju, Jaya Kumar Alageshan et al.·Feb 3, 2026SaveLearn
Plasma Confinement State Classification in Fusion Power Plants: Profile Reflectometer and Ensemble DiagnosticsAs Fusion Pilot Plants (FPPs) are increasingly viewed as within reach, many engineering challenges remain. Not many diagnostics are expected to be available in a reactor environment. Survivability,…Randall Clark, Vacslav Glukhov, Georgy Subbotin et al.·Feb 2, 2026SaveLearn
Statistical theory of electronic degrees of freedom in wave packet molecular dynamicsWe derive statistical distributions for the degrees of freedom in wave packet molecular dynamics models. Specifically, a theory is developed for the width distributions of Gaussian wavepackets in…Daniel Plummer, Pontus Svensson, Wiktor Jasniak et al.·Feb 2, 2026SaveLearn
Irreversibility and Entropy Exclusion in Collisionless PlasmasWe examine entropy production in reduced descriptions of collisionless plasmas. Introducing a closure dependent entropy hierarchy, we show that non-conservative moment closures generate a residual…Alexander G. Tevzadze·Feb 1, 2026SaveLearn
von Neumann entropy of phase space structures in gyrokinetic plasma turbulenceWe introduce a data-driven diagnostic that combines the singular value decomposition (SVD) with an information-theoretic entropy to quantify the phase-space complexity of perturbed distribution…Go Yatomi, Motoki Nakata·Jan 31, 2026SaveLearn
Drift-kinetic PIC model for simulations of longitudinal plasma confinement in mirror trapsThe paper presents a 1D2V electrostatic PIC model with a drift-kinetic description of all particle types aiming at simulating classical longitudinal plasma transport in axially symmetric open traps.…V. V. Glinskiy, I. V. Timofeev, V. V. Prikhodko·Jan 31, 2026SaveLearn
Self ordering to imposed ordering of dust -- a continuous spatial phase transition experiment in MDPXPrevious experiments conducted in the Magnetized Dusty Plasma eXperiment (MDPX) revealed an intriguing phenomenon first referred to as imposed ordering. This occurs when micron-sized dust particles…Siddharth Bachoti, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Rahul Banka et al.·Jan 30, 2026SaveLearn
A predictive formula for the H-mode electron separatrix density: Bridging regression and physics-based models across C-Mod, AUG and JET tokamaksThe electron density at the separatrix (ne,sep) plays a central role in balancing energy confinement, detachment achievement, and ELM suppression in tokamaks, thereby influencing…D. Silvagni, O. Grover, A. Stagni et al.·Jan 30, 2026SaveLearn
Batch Bayesian optimization of attosecond betatron pulses from laser wakefield accelerationLaser wakefield acceleration can generate a femtosecond-scale broadband X-ray betatron radiation pulse from electrons accelerated by an intense laser pulse in a plasma. The micrometer-scale of the…Dominika Maslarova, Albert Hansson, Mufei Luo et al.·Jan 30, 2026SaveLearn
Time-Resolved Interferometric Measurements of Plasma Density Evolution in Laser-Driven Capacitor-Coil TargetsLaser-driven capacitor-coil targets provide a compact platform for generating strong magnetic fields and are widely used in magnetized high-energy-density plasma experiments. In addition to…Yang Zhang, Ryo Omura, Rinya Akematsu et al.·Jan 30, 2026SaveLearn
Initial observations in X-point target divertor discharges on MAST-UThe first high-power (> 3 MW) H-mode experiments using a double-null X-point-target (XPT) divertor configuration have been performed on MAST-U. The XPT geometry is obtained by combining a large…N. Lonigro, K. Verhaegh, J. Harrison et al.·Jan 29, 2026SaveLearn
Wall damage due to oblique high velocity dust impactsRunaway electron termination on plasma facing components can trigger material explosions that are accompanied by the expulsion of fast solid debris. Due to the large kinetic energies of the ejected…Panagiotis Tolias, Marco De Angeli, Dario Ripamonti et al.·Jan 29, 2026SaveLearn
A joint diffusion approach to multi-modal inference in inertial confinement fusionA combination of physics-based simulation and experiments has been critical to achieving ignition in inertial confinement fusion (ICF). Simulation and experiment both produce a mixture of scalar and…Michael S. Jones, Justin Kunimune, Daniel Casey et al.·Jan 28, 2026SaveLearn
Superelastic Heating in Treanor-Gordiets Plasmas: A Unified Analytic ClosureIn thermally non-equilibrium plasmas, conventional harmonic models can significantly mispredict superelastic electron heating rates. When the vibrational temperature exceeds the gas temperature…Bernard Parent·Jan 28, 2026SaveLearn
Detecting Solenoidal Plasma Turbulence via Laser Polarization RotationRecent theoretical studies suggest that solenoidal turbulence can significantly enhance fusion reactivity, yet no standard diagnostic exists to directly measure these solenoidal flows in…Kenan Qu, Nathaniel J. Fisch·Jan 27, 2026SaveLearn
Advanced Shaping of Quasi-Bessel Beams for High-Intensity ApplicationsQuasi-Bessel beams produced by axiparabolas are increasingly used in high-intensity laser applications, yet their longitudinal profiles exhibit unwanted oscillations that limit their effectiveness.…Jérôme Touguet, Igor Andriyash, Ronan Lahaye et al.·Jan 27, 2026SaveLearn
Sensitivity of External Magnetic Field on the Change in Cross-section of a Toroidal CurrentDue to any toroidal current column, the magnetic field is found to be sensitive as well as insensitive to its cross-sectional area depending on location of subject point, as predicted by numerical…Suman Aich, Joydeep Ghosh, Rakesh L. Tanna et al.·Jan 27, 2026SaveLearn
Magnetic Compression of Compact Tori Experiment and SimulationThe magnetic compression experiment at General Fusion was a repetitive non-destructive test to study plasma physics applicable to magnetic target fusion compression. A compact torus (CT) is formed…Carl Dunlea·Jan 27, 2026SaveLearn
Effect of Controlled Magnetic Island Bifurcation on Electron DiffusionMagnetic islands strongly influence cross-field electron transport in magnetized plasmas. In particular, bifurcations of the island topology modify the number and location of O-points, X-points, and…Jessica Eskew, D. M. Orlov, B. Andrew et al.·Jan 27, 2026SaveLearn