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 …

[HTML][HTML] P3: An installation for high-energy density plasma physics and ultra-high intensity laser–matter interaction at ELI-Beamlines

S Weber, S Bechet, S Borneis, L Brabec… - Matter and Radiation …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
ELI-Beamlines (ELI-BL), one of the three pillars of the Extreme Light Infrastructure
endeavour, will be in a unique position to perform research in high-energy-density-physics …

Nuclear diagnostics for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) plasmas

JA Frenje - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The field of nuclear diagnostics for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) is broadly reviewed
from its beginning in the seventies to present day. During this time, the sophistication of the …

Scaled laboratory experiments explain the kink behaviour of the Crab Nebula jet

CK Li, P Tzeferacos, D Lamb, G Gregori… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The remarkable discovery by the Chandra X-ray observatory that the Crab nebula's jet
periodically changes direction provides a challenge to our understanding of astrophysical jet …

Comparative study of LIBS signal for single and colliding plasma plumes in a variable magnetic field

PK Tiwari, N Behera, RK Singh, HC Joshi - Spectrochimica Acta Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
A comparative study of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) of brass and
aluminium targets has been performed under different experimental configurations …

[HTML][HTML] Charged particle diagnostics for inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density physics experiments

M Gatu Johnson - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
MeV-range ions generated in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high-energy-density
physics experiments carry a wealth of information, including fusion reaction yield, rate, and …

Laboratory investigation of particle acceleration and magnetic field compression in collisionless colliding fast plasma flows

DP Higginson, P Korneev, C Ruyer, R Riquier… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
In many natural phenomena in space (cosmic-rays, fast winds), non-thermal ion populations
are produced, with wave-particle interactions in self-induced electromagnetic turbulence …

Experimental study of dynamics and soft X-ray emission of laser produced plasma from low-density foam Ti targets

Y Wu, X Wang, T Ray, A Hassanein - Vacuum, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-density foam targets are expected to be good candidates for efficient laser produced
plasma (LPP) and soft X-ray (SXR) sources due to the less energetic debris compared with …

Laboratory evidence of confinement and acceleration of wide-angle flows by toroidal magnetic fields

Z Lei, LX Li, ZH Zhao, W Sun, HH An, DW Yuan… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Astrophysical jets play crucial roles in star formation and transporting angular momentum
away from accretion discs, however, their collimation mechanism is still a subject of much …

Mapping of azimuthal B-fields in Z-pinch plasmas using Z-pinch-driven ion deflectometry

V Munzar, D Klir, J Cikhardt, J Kravarik, P Kubes… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
B-field measurements are crucial for the study of high-temperature and high-energy-density
plasmas. A successful diagnostic method, ion deflectometry (radiography), is commonly …