2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2024
Evolution of the Radiative Thermal Instability in a Confined Medium
Henry Fetsch, Nathaniel J. Fisch
Thermally bistable fluid tends to self-organize into clouds of hot and cold material, which are internally uniform and separated by thin conduction fronts. The evolution of these c…
physics.plasm-ph2023
Fast Correlation Heating in Moderately Coupled Electron-Ion Plasmas
Thomas E. Foster, Henry Fetsch, Nathaniel J. Fisch
If the electrons in a plasma are suddenly heated, the resulting change in Debye shielding causes the ion kinetic energy to quickly increase. For the first time, this correlation he…