Publications (6)
Seeding the m = 0 instability in dense plasma focus Z-pinches with a hollow anode
J. X. Liu, J. Sears, M. McMahon +7
The dense plasma focus (DPF) is a classic Z-pinch plasma device that has been studied for decades as a radiation source. The formation of the m = 0 plasma instability during the co…
Confinement of relativistic electrons in a magnetic mirror en route to a magnetized relativistic pair plasma
J. von der Linden, G. Fiksel, J. Peebles +5
Creating magnetized relativistic pair plasma in the laboratory would enable the exploration of unique plasma physics relevant to some of the most energetic events in the universe.…
Collisionless shock acceleration of narrow energy spread ion beams from mixed species plasmas using 1 m lasers
A. Pak, S. Kerr, N. Lemos +15
Collisionless shock acceleration of protons and C ions has been achieved by the interaction of a 10 W/cm, 1 m laser with a near-critical density plasma. Ablat…
Scaling the Yield of Laser-Driven Electron-Positron Jets to Laboratory Astrophysical Applications
Hui Chen, F. Fiuza, A. Link +10
We report new experimental results obtained on three different laser facilities that show directed laser-driven relativistic electron-positron jets with up to 30 times larger yield…
Laser-driven Collisionless Shock Acceleration of Ions from Near-critical plasmas
S. Tochitsky, A. Pak, F. Fiuza +5
This paper overviews experimental and numerical results on acceleration of narrow energy spread ion beams by an electrostatic collisionless shockwave driven by 1 um (Omega EP) and…
Magnetotransport properties of a polarization-doped three-dimensional electron slab
D. Jena, S. Heikman, J. S. Speck +4
We present evidence of strong Shubnikov-de-Haas magnetoresistance oscillations in a polarization-doped degenerate three-dimensional electron slab in an AlGaN semicond…