Experimental and simulative study on laser irradiation of 3D-printed micro-structures at intensities relevant for inertial confinement fusionInertial confinement fusion requires a constant search for the most effective materials for improving the efficiency of the compression of the capsule and of the laser-to-target energy transfer.…M. Cipriani, F. Consoli, M. Scisciò et al.·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Sheath electron heating in surface wave discharges driven at microwave frequenciesUsing fully electromagnetic particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo simulations, the electron heating due to interaction with a moving sheath is demonstrated to dominate in surface wave-driven discharges at…Denis Eremin, Andrew T. Powis, Igor D. Kaganovich·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Impact of triangularity on edge transport and divertor detachment: a SOLPS-ITER study of TCV L-mode plasmasNegative triangularity (NT) magnetic configurations have recently gained attention as a promising route to achieve H-mode-like confinement without edge-localized modes (ELMs) and without a power…Fabio Mombelli, Andrea Mastrogirolamo, Elena Tonello et al.·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Plasma sheath physics: A circuital description, amelioration, and applicationA synoptic review of the electrical circuital model-based analysis of laboratory plasma sheaths, alongside their stability features in a realistic broader horizon, is systematically presented herein.…Pralay Kumar Karmakar, Subham Dutta, Utpal Deka·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Concentration profiles of OH and H2O2 in plasma-treated water: influence of power, gas mixture and treatment distancePlasma liquid interactions are important for a range of applications. For these, H2O2 and OH represent two key reactive species, whose concentrations in liquids need to be controlled for…Anna Lena Schöne, Steffen Schüttler, Talisha Mroß et al.·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Tungsten erosion and scrape-off layer transport modelling in L-mode helium plasma discharges in ASDEX UpgradeDue to its unavoidable presence in thermonuclear DT plasmas and to its peculiar effects on materials, investigating the role of helium (He) in plasma-wall interaction (PWI) in current tokamaks is…G. Alberti, E. Tonello, C. Tuccari et al.·Jun 4, 2025SaveLearn
Testing strong-field QED with the avalanche precursorA two-beam high-power laser facility is essential for the study of one of the most captivating phenomena predicted by strong-field quantum electrodynamics (QED) and yet unobserved experimentally: the…A. A. Mironov, S. S. Bulanov, A. Di Piazza et al.·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of reduced-order turbulence models in the L-mode pedestal-forming region in JETLinear instability characterization of seven JET discharges just prior to the L-H transition is performed at ρtor ∈ [0.85,0.9,0.95] with the gyrokinetic GENE code. The discharges cover…G. Snoep, C. Bourdelle, J. Citrin et al.·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
Diagnosing the impact of relativistically intense prepulse on few-picosecond timeframes for short scale length laser-matter interactionsWith the rapid proliferation of multi-petawatt (MPW) lasers globally, a new era of high-energy density science promises to emerge within the next decade. However, precise control over how light at…H. M. Huddleston, M. Yeung, C. R. J. Fitzpatrick et al.·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
Intrinsic local Gauss's law preserving PIC method: A self-consistent field-particle update scheme for plasma simulationsIn order to perform physically faithful particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, the Gauss's law stands as a critical requirement, since its violation often leads to catastrophic errors in long-term…Zhonghua Qiao, Zhenli Xu, Qian Yin et al.·Jun 3, 2025SaveLearn
Magnetic field dynamics in presence of Hall conductivity and thermal diffusionAnisotropy of kinetic coefficients in presence of a magnetic field is represented by Hall currents, which appear in a collisional medium due to action of the Lorentz force on the charged particles…G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, M. V. Glushikhina·Jun 2, 2025SaveLearn
Particle-in-Cell Simulations of Burning ICF Capsule ImplosionsAnomalies observed in the neutron spectral shift of high-yield shots at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) suggest the presence of suprathermal ions, implying that kinetic effects play a…Johannes J. van de Wetering, Justin R. Angus, W. Farmer et al.·Jun 2, 2025SaveLearn
Second quantization of nonlinear Vlasov-Poisson system for quantum computationThe Vlasov-Poisson equations, fundamental in plasma physics and astrophysical applications, are rendered linear, finite-dimensional, and discrete by second quantization. Conditions for correspondence…Michael Q. May, Hong Qin·Jun 2, 2025SaveLearn
Reaching extreme fields in laser-electron beam collisions with XUV laser lightPlasma-based particle accelerators promise to extend the revolutionary work performed with conventional particle accelerators to studies with smaller footprints, lower costs, and higher energies.…Brandon K. Russell, Christopher P. Ridgers, Stepan S. Bulanov et al.·Jun 2, 2025SaveLearn
The Vlasov equation cannot fully account for collisionless shocksIt is argued that the Vlasov equation cannot fully account for collisionless shocks since it conserves entropy, while a shock does not. A rigorous mathematical theory of collisionless shocks could…Antoine Bret·Jun 2, 2025SaveLearn
The topology, geometry, and angular momentum of cold plasma wavesIt was recently discovered that plasma waves possess topologically protected edge modes, indicating the existence of topologically nontrivial structures in the governing equations. Here we give a…Eric Palmerduca, Hong Qin·Jun 1, 2025SaveLearn
High-charge relativistic electrons by vacuum laser acceleration from plasma mirrors using flying focus pulsesRelativistic electron beams produced by intense lasers over short distances have important applications in high energy density physics and medical technologies. Vacuum laser acceleration with plasma…Jiaxin Liu, Zeyue Pang, Hehanlin Wang et al.·May 30, 2025SaveLearn
Laser-driven ion acceleration in long-lived optically shaped gaseous targets enhanced by magnetic vorticesThis research demonstrates high-repetition-rate laser-accelerated ion beams via dual, intersecting, counterpropagating laser-driven blast waves to precisely shape underdense gas into long-lived…I. Tazes, S. Passalidis, G. Andrianaki et al.·May 30, 2025SaveLearn
Resonance density range governs two-plasmon decay saturation and enables hot-electron prediction in inertial confinement fusionThe saturation level of parametric instabilities critically determines their impact on fusion plasmas. We identify the resonance density range of two-plasmon decay as the critical parameter governing…C. Yao, J. Li, L. Hao et al.·May 30, 2025SaveLearn
Linear Landau damping, Schrödinger equation, and fluctuation theoremA linearized Vlasov-Poisson system of equations is transformed into a Schrödinger equation, which is used to demonstrate that the fluctuation theorem holds for the relative stochastic entropy,…Hideo Sugama·May 29, 2025SaveLearn
Measurements of Fusion Yield on the Centrifugal Mirror Fusion ExperimentThe Centrifugal Mirror Fusion Experiment (CMFX) at the University of Maryland, College Park is a rotating mirror device that utilizes a central cathode to generate a radial electric field which…John L. Ball, Shon Mackie, Jacob G. van de Lindt et al.·May 29, 2025SaveLearn
From the Rose-DuBois Ansatz of Hot Spot Fields to the Instanton Solution: a Pedestrian PresentationThis paper gives a pedestrian presentation of some technical results recently published in mathematical physics with non-trivial implications for laser-plasma interaction. The aim is to get across…Philippe Mounaix·May 28, 2025SaveLearn
Wideband Glide-Symmetric Slow-Wave Structure for Millimeter-Wave Sheet Beam TWTsWe introduce a slow-wave structure (SWS) for a millimeter-wave sheet-beam traveling-wave tube (TWT) with wide bandwidth. The wideband and stable operation is enabled through the topological…Robert Marosi, Muhammed Zuboraj, Filippo Capolino·May 28, 2025SaveLearn
Electron-positron pair annihilation in kinetic plasmaThe process of electron positron pair annihilation, driven by strong fields (Inverse Schwinger mechanism) and high-frequency waves, is studied using the Dirac Heisenberg Wigner formalism. In an…Haidar Al-Naseri·May 28, 2025SaveLearn
Electronegativity effects on plasma dynamics in He/O2 RF microplasma jets at atmospheric pressureThis work investigates the transitions between ohmic mode and Penning-Gamma mode in a capacitively coupled radio frequency micro atmospheric pressure plasma jets (CCRF μAPPJ) operated in He/O2…Lukas Vogelhuber, Ihor Korolov, Mate Vass et al.·May 28, 2025SaveLearn