Proton imaging of high-energy-density laboratory plasmas

DB Schaeffer, AFA Bott, M Borghesi, KA Flippo… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …

Constraints on thermal conductivity in the merging cluster Abell 2146

A Richard-Laferrière, HR Russell… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The cluster of galaxies Abell 2146 is undergoing a major merger and is an ideal cluster to
study intracluster medium (ICM) physics, as it has a simple geometry with the merger axis in …

Simulations of weakly magnetized turbulent mixing layers

X Zhao, XN Bai - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Radiative turbulent mixing layers (TMLs) are expected to form pervasively at the phase
boundaries in multiphase astrophysical systems. This inherently small-scale structure is …

Effect of non-local transport of hot electrons on the laser-target ablation

ZH Chen, XH Yang, GB Zhang, YY Ma, H Xu… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The non-local heat transport of hot electrons during high-intensity laser interaction with
plasmas can preheat the fuel and limit the heat flow in inertial confinement fusion. It …

Learning transport processes with machine intelligence

F Miniati, G Gregori - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Transport processes ruled by complex micro-physics and impractical to theoretical
investigation may exhibit emergent behavior describable by mathematical expressions …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and performance of the staged Z-pinch: A one-dimensional study with FLASH and MACH2

EC Hansen, F Garcia-Rubio, MBP Adams… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Z-pinch platforms constitute a promising pathway to fusion energy research. Here, we
present a one-dimensional numerical study of the staged Z-pinch (SZP) concept using the …

Insensitivity of a turbulent laser-plasma dynamo to initial conditions

AFA Bott, L Chen, P Tzeferacos, CAJ Palmer… - Matter and radiation at …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
It has recently been demonstrated experimentally that a turbulent plasma created by the
collision of two inhomogeneous, asymmetric, weakly magnetized, laser-produced plasma …

Core-collapse supernova inside the core of a young massive star cluster: 3D MHD simulations

DV Badmaev, AM Bykov… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Young massive stars in compact stellar clusters could end their evolution as core-collapse
supernovae a few million years after the cluster was built. The blast wave of a supernova …

Opportunities in Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy

CL Ellison, V Garcia, M Gomez, GP Grim… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Fusion is a potentially transformational energy technology, which promises limitless clean
energy. Yet, it requires continued scientific and technological development to realize its …

Shock wave formation in radiative plasmas

F Garcia-Rubio, V Tranchant, EC Hansen, A Reyes… - Physical Review E, 2024 - APS
The temporal evolution of weak shocks in radiative media is theoretically investigated in this
work. The structure of radiative shocks has traditionally been studied in a stationary …