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most citedCharacterization of Quasi-Keplerian, Differentially Rotating, Free-Boundary Laboratory Plasmas

33 citations · 75 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.plasm-ph2026

Sustained interpenetrating plasma flows for the investigation of late time kinetic instability evolution

G. D. Sutcliffe, N. Vanderloo, C. Bruulsema +7

Sustained collisionless interpenetrating plasma flows have been generated on the OMEGA laser facility to enable direct investigation of nonlinear evolution of fields generated by e…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Laboratory measurements of energy partitioning and anomalous electron heating in magnetized, perpendicular collisionless shocks

V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, S. Totorica, J. Griff-McMahon +6

We present laboratory results on energy partitioning from supercritical, magnetized collisionless shock experiments (, ). We report the first ob…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 4 cited

Criteria for ion acceleration in laboratory magnetized quasi-perpendicular collisionless shocks: when are 2D simulations enough?

Luca Orusa, Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca

The study of collisionless shocks and their role in cosmic ray acceleration has gained importance through observations and simulations, driving interest in reproducing these condit…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Proton Radiography Inversions with Source Extraction and Comparison to Mesh Methods

J. Griff-McMahon, V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, S. Malko +4

Proton radiography is a central diagnostic technique for measuring electromagnetic (EM) fields in high-energy-density, laser-produced plasmas. In this technique, protons traverse t…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 4 cited

X-ray imaging and electron temperature evolution in laser-driven magnetic reconnection experiments at the National Ignition Facility

V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, J. M. Molina, D. B. Schaeffer +13

We present results from X-ray imaging of high-aspect-ratio magnetic reconnection experiments driven at the National Ignition Facility. Two parallel, self-magnetized, elongated lase…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 1 cited

Structure and Dynamics of Magneto-Inertial, Differentially Rotating Laboratory Plasmas

V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, L. G. Suttle, F. Suzuki-Vidal +9

We present a detailed characterization of the structure and evolution of differentially rotating plasmas driven on the MAGPIE pulsed-power generator (1.4 MA peak current, 240 ns ri…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 5 cited

On The Structure of Plasma Jets in the Rotating Plasma Experiment

V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, L. G. Suttle, F. Suzuki-Vidal +9

Recent pulsed-power experiments have demonstrated the formation of astrophysically-relevant, differentially rotating plasmas [1]. Key features of the plasma flows are the discovery…

physics.plasm-ph2023

Measurements of Extended Magnetic Fields in Laser-Solid Interaction

J. Griff-McMahon, S. Malko, V. Valenzuela-Villaseca +5

Magnetic fields generated from a laser-foil interaction are measured with high fidelity using a proton radiography scheme with in situ x-ray fiducials. In contrast to prior finding…

physics.plasm-ph2023★ 5 cited

Radiative cooling effects on reverse shocks formed by magnetised supersonic plasma flows

S. Merlini, J. D. Hare, G. C. Burdiak +15

We study the structure of reverse shocks formed by the collision of supersonic, magnetised plasma flows driven by an inverse (or exploding) wire array with a planar conducting obst…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 9 cited

Investigating radiatively driven, magnetised plasmas with a university scale pulsed-power generator

Jack W. D. Halliday, Aidan Crilly, Jeremy Chittenden +8

We present first results from a novel experimental platform which is able to access physics relevant to topics including indirect-drive magnetised ICF; laser energy deposition; var…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 33 cited

Characterization of Quasi-Keplerian, Differentially Rotating, Free-Boundary Laboratory Plasmas

V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, L. G. Suttle, F. Suzuki-Vidal +9

We present results from pulsed-power driven differentially rotating plasma experiments designed to simulate physics relevant to astrophysical disks and jets. In these experiments,…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 14 cited

Perpendicular subcritical shock structure in a collisional plasma experiment

D. R. Russell, G. C. Burdiak, J. J. Carroll-Nellenback +13

We present a study of perpendicular subcritical shocks in a collisional laboratory plasma. Shocks are produced by placing obstacles into the super-magnetosonic outflow from an inve…