Laser-produced plasmas (LPPs) engulf exotic and complex conditions ranging in
temperature, density, pressure, magnetic and electric fields, charge states, charged particle …

The development of measurement methodologies to detect and monitor nuclear-relevant
materials remains a consistent and significant interest across the nuclear energy …

Studies related to U gas-phase oxidation through plasma-and thermo-chemistry are
important for many fields, including environmental monitoring, forensic analysis, debris …

In this research, the process of electron acceleration and wakefield generation by Gaussian-
like (GL), super-Gaussian (SG) and Bessel–Gaussian (BG) laser pulses through cold …

Improving technologies related to the wide area environmental sampling of nuclear
materials supports the nuclear nonproliferation mission of preventing the proliferation of …

The temporal evolution of atoms and molecules in a laser-produced plasma was
investigated using optical emission spectroscopy for several metal targets (ie, Al, Ti, Fe, Zr …

We report spatiotemporal evolution of emission and absorption signatures of Al species in a
nanosecond (ns) laser-produced plasma (LPP). The plasmas were generated from an …

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is a promising method for rapidly measuring
hydrogen and its isotopes, critical to a wide range of disciplines (eg nuclear energy …

Self-guided ultrafast laser filaments are a promising method for laser beam delivery and
plasma generation for standoff and remote detection of elements and isotopes via filament …

The interplay between ultrafast laser focusing conditions, emission intensity, expansion
dynamics, and ablation mechanisms is critical to the detection of light isotopes relevant to …