3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Collisionless Larmor Coupling and Blob Formation in a Laser-Plasma Expanding into a Magnetized Ambient Plasma
Lucas Rovige, Robert S. Dorst, Ari Le +8
Collisionless Larmor coupling is a fundamental process in space and astrophysical plasmas that enables momentum transfer between an expanding plasma and a magnetized ambient medium…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Transfer Learning for Analysis of Collective and Non-Collective Thomson Scattering Spectra
T. Van Hoomissen, J. Alhuthali, A. M. Ortiz +9
Thomson scattering (TS) diagnostics provide reliable, minimally perturbative measurements of fundamental plasma parameters, such as electron density () and electron temperatur…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Direct Measurement of Electron Heating in Electron-Only Reconnection in a Laboratory Mini-Magnetosphere
Lucas Rovige, Filipe D. Cruz, Timothy Van Hoomissen +6
We report on the experimental observation of electron heating in electron-only magnetic reconnection in laser-driven laboratory mini-magnetospheres on the Large Plasma Device (LAPD…