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20122022
most citedObservation of magnetic field generation via the Weibel instability in interpenetrating plasma flows

315 citations · 417 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 37 cited

Direct measurement of non-thermal electron acceleration from magnetically driven reconnection in a laboratory plasma

Abraham Chien, Lan Gao, Shu Zhang +24

Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous astrophysical process that rapidly converts magnetic energy into some combination of plasma flow energy, thermal energy, and non-thermal energ…

physics.plasm-ph2022★ 11 cited

Experimental observations of detached bow shock formation in the interaction of a laser-produced plasma with a magnetized obstacle

Joseph M. Levesque, Andy S. Liao, Patrick Hartigan +14

The magnetic field produced by planets with active dynamos, like the Earth, can exert sufficient pressure to oppose supersonic stellar wind plasmas, leading to the formation of a s…

physics.plasm-ph2021★ 11 cited

First radiative shock experiments on the SG-II laser

Francisco Suzuki-Vidal, Thomas Clayson, Chantal Stehlé +17

We report on the design and first results from experiments looking at the formation of radiative shocks on the Shenguang-II (SG-II) laser at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fi…

physics.plasm-ph2020★ 32 cited

A Community Plan for Fusion Energy and Discovery Plasma Sciences

Scott Baalrud, Nathaniel Ferraro, Lauren Garrison +4

This document is the final report of the Community Planning Process (CPP) that describes a comprehensive plan to deliver fusion energy and to advance plasma science. The CPP was in…

physics.plasm-ph2019★ 5 cited

Characterizing filamentary magnetic structures in counter-streaming plasmas by Fourier analysis of proton images

Joseph Levesque, Carolyn Kuranz, Timothy Handy +2

Proton imaging is a powerful tool for probing electromagnetic fields in a plasma, providing a path-integrated map of the field topology. However, in cases where the field structure…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 5 cited

Atomic Modeling of Photoionization Fronts in Nitrogen Gas

William J. Gray, P. A. Keiter, H. Lefevre +5

Photoionization fronts play a dominant role in many astrophysical environments, but remain difficult to achieve in a laboratory experiment. Recent papers have suggested that experi…