3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
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
Geometric scaling of laser-driven proton focusing from hemispherical foils
Jesse Griff-McMahon, Xavier Vaisseau, William Fox +7
We systematically characterize the focusing behavior of laser-driven proton beams from hemispherical targets of various diameters using mesh radiography. The proton focal location…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Structure of self-generated magnetic fields in laser-solid interaction from proton tomography
Jesse Griff-McMahon, Christopher A. Walsh, Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca +9
Strong magnetic fields are naturally self-generated in high-power, laser-solid interactions through the Biermann-battery mechanism. This work experimentally characterizes the 3D lo…