Physics of Plasmas: All Topics http://scitation.aip.org/ Physics of Plasmas: All Topics On phase diagrams of magnetic reconnection http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061207/1&agg=rss P. A. Cassak and J. F. Drake<br/> Recently, phase diagrams of magnetic reconnection were developed to graphically organize the present knowledge of what type, or phase, of reconnection is dominant in systems with given characteristic plasma parameters. Here, a number of considerations that require caution in using the diagrams are p ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061207 (2013)] published Mon Jun 17, 2013. Electrons trajectories around a bubble regime in intense laser plasma interaction http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/063104/1&agg=rss Ding Lu, Xue-Yan Zhao, Bai-Song Xie, Muhammad Ali Bake, Hai-Bo Sang et al.<br/> Some typical electrons trajectories around a bubble regime in intense laser plasma interaction are investigated theoretically. By considering a modification of the fields and ellipsoid bubble shape due to the presence of residual electrons in the bubble regime, we study in detail the electrons nonli ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 063104 (2013)] published Mon Jun 17, 2013. Stimulated Raman back scattering of extraordinary electromagnetic waves from periodically magnetized nanoparticle lattice http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062104/1&agg=rss A. Chakhmachi<br/> Stimulated Raman back scattering of extraordinary electromagnetic waves from the nanoparticle lattice is investigated in the presence of the static magnetic field. In the context of macroscopic theory, dispersion relation and growth rate of extraordinary mode for different values of static magnetic ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062104 (2013)] published Mon Jun 17, 2013. Error-field penetration in reversed magnetic shear configurations http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062105/1&agg=rss H. H. Wang, Z. X. Wang, X. Q. Wang, and X. G. Wang<br/> Error-field penetration in reversed magnetic shear (RMS) configurations is numerically investigated by using a two-dimensional resistive magnetohydrodynamic model in slab geometry. To explore different dynamic processes in locked modes, three equilibrium states are adopted. Stable, marginal, and uns ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062105 (2013)] published Mon Jun 17, 2013. Laser red shifting based characterization of wakefield excitation in a laser-plasma accelerator http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/063103/1&agg=rss S. Shiraishi, C. Benedetti, A. J. Gonsalves, K. Nakamura, B. H. Shaw et al.<br/> Optical spectra of a drive laser exiting a channel guided laser-plasma accelerator (LPA) are analyzed through experiments and simulations to infer the magnitude of the excited wakefields. The experiments are performed at sufficiently low intensity levels and plasma densities to avoid electron beam g ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 063103 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. The transfer between electron bulk kinetic energy and thermal energy in collisionless magnetic reconnection http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061203/1&agg=rss San Lu, Quanming Lu, Can Huang, and Shui Wang<br/> By performing two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we investigate the transfer between electron bulk kinetic and electron thermal energy in collisionless magnetic reconnection. In the vicinity of the X line, the electron bulk kinetic energy density is much larger than the electron thermal e ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061203 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. The influence of intense electric fields on three-dimensional asymmetric magnetic reconnection http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061204/1&agg=rss P. L. Pritchett<br/> A three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of magnetic reconnection in an asymmetric configuration without a guide field and with temperature ratio T/T>1 demonstrates that intense perpendicular electric fields are produced on the low-density side of the current layer where there is a strong gra ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061204 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. Experimental evidence of ion acoustic soliton chain formation and validation of nonlinear fluid theory http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062103/1&agg=rss Amar Kakad, Yoshiharu Omura, and Bharati Kakad<br/> We perform one-dimensional fluid simulation of ion acoustic (IA) solitons propagating parallel to the magnetic field in electron-ion plasmas by assuming a large system length. To model the initial density perturbations (IDP), we employ a KdV soliton type solution. Our simulation demonstrates that th ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062103 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. The adiabatic phase mixing and heating of electrons in Buneman turbulence http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061205/1&agg=rss H. Che, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, and M. L. Goldstein<br/> The nonlinear development of the strong Buneman instability and the associated fast electron heating in thin current layers with Omega/omega<1 is explored. Phase mixing of the electrons in wave potential troughs and a rapid increase in temperature are observed during the saturation of the instabilit ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061205 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. Effects of the non-uniform initial environment and the guide field on the plasmoid instability http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061206/1&agg=rss Lei Ni, Jun Lin, and Nicholas A. Murphy<br/> Effects of non-uniform initial mass density and temperature on the plasmoid instability are studied via 2.5-dimensional resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. Our results indicate that the development of the plasmoid instability is apparently prevented when the initial plasma density at th ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061206 (2013)] published Fri Jun 14, 2013. Magnetic reconnection in a weakly ionized plasma http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061202/1&agg=rss James E. Leake, Vyacheslav S. Lukin, and Mark G. Linton<br/> Magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasmas is a ubiquitous phenomenon spanning the range from laboratory to intergalactic scales, yet it remains poorly understood and relatively little studied. Here, we present results from a self-consistent multi-fluid simulation of magnetic reconnection in ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061202 (2013)] published Thu Jun 13, 2013. A review of pressure anisotropy caused by electron trapping in collisionless plasma, and its implications for magnetic reconnection http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061201/1&agg=rss Jan Egedal, Ari Le, and William Daughton<br/> From spacecraft data, it is evident that electron pressure anisotropy develops in collisionless plasmas. This is in contrast to the results of theoretical investigations, which suggest this anisotropy should be limited. Common for such theoretical studies is that the effects of electron trapping are ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061201 (2013)] published Wed Jun 12, 2013. Plasma expansion into a waveguide created by a linearly polarized femtosecond laser pulse http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/063102/1&agg=rss N. Lemos, T. Grismayer, L. Cardoso, G. Figueira, R. Issac et al.<br/> We demonstrate the efficient generation of 4 mm and 8 mm long plasma waveguides in hydrogen and helium. These waveguides have matching spots sizes for 13 to 34 [mu]m laser beams. The plasma waveguides are created by ultra-short laser pulses (sub-picosecond) of moderate intensities, ~1010 W cm, that ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 063102 (2013)] published Wed Jun 12, 2013. Ion acoustic shock waves in plasmas with warm ions and kappa distributed electrons and positrons http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062102/1&agg=rss S. Hussain, S. Mahmood, and Hafeez Ur-Rehman<br/> The monotonic and oscillatory ion acoustic shock waves are investigated in electron-positron-ion plasmas (e-p-i) with warm ions (adiabatically heated) and nonthermal kappa distributed electrons and positrons. The dissipation effects are included in the model due to kinematic viscosity of the ions. U ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062102 (2013)] published Wed Jun 12, 2013. Kinetic particle simulation of discharge and wall erosion of a Hall thruster http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/063501/1&agg=rss Shinatora Cho, Kimiya Komurasaki, and Yoshihiro Arakawa<br/> The primary lifetime limiting factor of Hall thrusters is the wall erosion caused by the ion induced sputtering, which is predominated by dielectric wall sheath and pre-sheath. However, so far only fluid or hybrid simulation models were applied to wall erosion and lifetime studies in which this non- ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 063501 (2013)] published Wed Jun 12, 2013. Mirror force induced wave dispersion in Alfven waves http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062901/1&agg=rss P. A. Damiano and J. R. Johnson<br/> Recent hybrid MHD-kinetic electron simulations of global scale standing shear Alfven waves along the Earth's closed dipolar magnetic field lines show that the upward parallel current region within these waves saturates and broadens perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field and that this broadening ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062901 (2013)] published Wed Jun 12, 2013. Spatiotemporal evolution of dielectric driven cogenerated dust density waves http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/064502/1&agg=rss Sanjib Sarkar, M. Bose, S. Mukherjee, and J. Pramanik<br/> An experimental observation of spatiotemporal evolution of dust density waves (DDWs) in cogenerated dusty plasma in the presence of modified field induced by glass plate is reported. Various DDWs, such as vertical, oblique, and stationary, were detected simultaneously for the first time. Evolution o ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 064502 (2013)] published Tue Jun 11, 2013. Temporal evolution of bubble tip velocity in classical Rayleigh-Taylor instability at arbitrary Atwood numbers http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062101/1&agg=rss W. H. Liu, L. F. Wang, W. H. Ye, and X. T. He<br/> In this research, the temporal evolution of the bubble tip velocity in Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) at arbitrary Atwood numbers and different initial perturbation velocities with a discontinuous profile in irrotational, incompressible, and inviscid fluids (i.e., classical RTI) is investigated. ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062101 (2013)] published Tue Jun 11, 2013. Preface to Special Topic Section: Advances in Magnetic Reconnection Research in Space and Laboratory Plasmas. Part II http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/061101/1&agg=rss Hantao Ji, Yasushi Ono, and Ryoji Matsumoto<br/> Abstract not available. [Phys. Plasmas 20, 061101 (2013)] published Tue Jun 11, 2013. Characterization of heat loads from mitigated and unmitigated vertical displacement events in DIII-D http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/062501/1&agg=rss E. M. Hollmann, N. Commaux, N. W. Eidietis, D. A. Humphreys, T. J. Jernigan et al.<br/> Experiments have been conducted on the DIII-D tokamak to study the distribution and repeatability of heat loads and vessel currents resulting from vertical displacement events (VDEs). For unmitigated VDEs, the radiated power fraction appears to be of order 50%, with the remaining power dominantly co ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 062501 (2013)] published Mon Jun 10, 2013. Probing electron acceleration and x-ray emission in laser-plasma accelerators http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/063101/1&agg=rss C. Thaury, K. Ta Phuoc, S. Corde, P. Brijesh, G. Lambert et al.<br/> While laser-plasma accelerators have demonstrated a strong potential in the acceleration of electrons up to giga-electronvolt energies, few experimental tools for studying the acceleration physics have been developed. In this paper, we demonstrate a method for probing the acceleration process. A sec ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 063101 (2013)] published Mon Jun 10, 2013. Increasing energy coupling into plasma waves by tailoring the laser radial focal spot distribution in a laser wakefield accelerator http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/064501/1&agg=rss G. Genoud, M. S. Bloom, J. Vieira, M. Burza, Z. Najmudin et al.<br/> By controlling the focal spot quality with a deformable mirror, we are able to show that increasing the fraction of pulse energy contained within the central part of the focal spot, while keeping the total energy and central spot size constant, significantly increases the amount of energy transferre ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 064501 (2013)] published Mon Jun 10, 2013. Radiative reverse shock laser experiments relevant to accretion processes in cataclysmic variables http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056502/1&agg=rss C. M. Krauland, R. P. Drake, C. C. Kuranz, R. Sweeney, M. Grosskopf et al.<br/> We discuss the production of radiative reverse shocks in experiments at the Omega-60 laser facility. The ability of this high-intensity laser to impart large energy densities on micron-thin foils makes it feasible to create supersonic plasma flows. Obtaining a radiative reverse shock in the laborato ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056502 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. Detailed implosion modeling of deuterium-tritium layered experiments on the National Ignition Facility http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056318/1&agg=rss D. S. Clark, D. E. Hinkel, D. C. Eder, O. S. Jones, S. W. Haan et al.<br/> More than two dozen inertial confinement fusion ignition experiments with cryogenic deuterium-tritium layers have now been performed on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) [G. H. Miller et al., Opt. Eng. 443, 2841 (2004)]. Each of these yields a wealth of data including neutron yield, neutron down- ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056318 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. Integrated diagnostic analysis of inertial confinement fusion capsule performance http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056319/1&agg=rss Charles Cerjan, Paul T. Springer, and Scott M. Sepke<br/> A conceptual model is developed for typical inertial confinement fusion implosion conditions that integrates available diagnostic information to determine the stagnation properties of the interior fill and surrounding shell. Assuming pressure equilibrium at peak compression and invoking radiative an ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056319 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. Nuclear imaging of the fuel assembly in ignition experiments http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056320/1&agg=rss G. P. Grim, N. Guler, F. E. Merrill, G. L. Morgan, C. R. Danly et al.<br/> First results from the analysis of neutron image data collected on implosions of cryogenically layered deuterium-tritium capsules during the 2011-2012 National Ignition Campaign are reported. The data span a variety of experimental designs aimed at increasing the stagnation pressure of the central h ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056320 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. Initial conditions of radiative shock experiments http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056321/1&agg=rss C. C. Kuranz, R. P. Drake, C. M. Krauland, D. C. Marion, M. J. Grosskopf et al.<br/> We performed experiments at the Omega Laser Facility to characterize the initial, laser-driven state of a radiative shock experiment. These experiments aimed to measure the shock breakout time from a thin, laser-irradiated Be disk. The data are then used to inform a range of valid model parameters, ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056321 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. The effect of laser pulse shape variations on the adiabat of NIF capsule implosions http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052707/1&agg=rss H. F. Robey, B. J. MacGowan, O. L. Landen, K. N. LaFortune, C. Widmayer et al.<br/> Indirectly driven capsule implosions on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) [Moses et al., Phys. Plasmas 16, 041006 (2009)] are being performed with the goal of compressing a layer of cryogenic deuterium-tritium (DT) fuel to a sufficiently high areal density (rhoR) to sustain the self-propagating b ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052707 (2013)] published Fri May 31, 2013. Ideal ballooning modes in the tokamak scrape-off layer http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052306/1&agg=rss Federico D. Halpern, Sebastien Jolliet, Joaquim Loizu, Annamaria Mosetto, and Paolo Ricci<br/> A drift-reduced Braginskii fluid model is used to carry out a linear and non-linear study of ideal ballooning modes in the tokamak scrape-off layer. First, it is shown that the scrape-off layer finite connection length and boundary conditions modify the ideal stability limit with respect to the clos ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052306 (2013)] published Tue May 28, 2013. Improving cryogenic deuteriumtritium implosion performance on OMEGA http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056317/1&agg=rss T. C. Sangster, V. N. Goncharov, R. Betti, P. B. Radha, T. R. Boehly et al.<br/> A flexible direct-drive target platform is used to implode cryogenic deuteriumtritium (DT) capsules on the OMEGA laser [Boehly et al., Opt. Commun. 133, 495 (1997)]. The goal of these experiments is to demonstrate ignition hydrodynamically equivalent performance where the laser drive intensity, the ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056317 (2013)] published Tue May 28, 2013. X-ray Thomson scattering measurements of temperature and density from multi-shocked CH capsules http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056316/1&agg=rss L. B. Fletcher, A. Kritcher, A. Pak, T. Ma, T. Doppner et al.<br/> Proof-of-principle measurements of the electron densities, temperatures, and ionization states of spherically compressed multi-shocked CH (polystyrene) capsules have been achieved using spectrally resolved x-ray Thomson scattering. A total energy of 13.5 kJ incident on target is used to compress a 7 ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056316 (2013)] published Fri May 24, 2013. Characterization and performance of a field aligned ion cyclotron range of frequency antenna in Alcator C-Mod http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056117/1&agg=rss S. J. Wukitch, M. L. Garrett, R. Ochoukov, J. L. Terry, A. Hubbard et al.<br/> Ion cyclotron range of frequency (ICRF) heating is expected to provide auxiliary heating for ITER and future fusion reactors where high Z metallic plasma facing components (PFCs) are being considered. Impurity contamination linked to ICRF antenna operation remains a major challenge particularly for ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056117 (2013)] published Fri May 24, 2013. Intermittency in Hall-magnetohydrodynamics with a strong guide field http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052506/1&agg=rss P. Rodriguez Imazio, L. N. Martin, P. Dmitruk, and P. D. Mininni<br/> We present a detailed study of intermittency in the velocity and magnetic field fluctuations of compressible Hall-magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with an external guide field. To solve the equations numerically, a reduced model valid when a strong guide field is present is used. Different values for ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052506 (2013)] published Thu May 23, 2013. Kinetic theory of quasi-stationary collisionless axisymmetric plasmas in the presence of strong rotation phenomena http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052905/1&agg=rss Claudio Cremaschini, Zdenek Stuchlik, and Massimo Tessarotto<br/> The problem of formulating a kinetic treatment for quasi-stationary collisionless plasmas in axisymmetric systems subject to the possibly independent presence of local strong velocity-shear and supersonic rotation velocities is posed. The theory is developed in the framework of the Vlasov-Maxwell de ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052905 (2013)] published Thu May 23, 2013. Fast neutron production from lithium converters and laser driven protons http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/053106/1&agg=rss M. Storm, S. Jiang, D. Wertepny, C. Orban, J. Morrison et al.<br/> Experiments to generate neutrons from the Li(p,n)Be reaction with 60 J, 180 fs laser pulses have been performed at the Texas Petawatt Laser Facility at the University of Texas at Austin. The protons were accelerated from the rear surface of a thin target membrane using the target-normal-sheath-accel ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 053106 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Mitigation of two-plasmon decay in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion through the manipulation of ion-acoustic and Langmuir wave damping http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052705/1&agg=rss J. F. Myatt, H. X. Vu, D. F. DuBois, D. A. Russell, J. Zhang et al.<br/> The extended Zakharov model of the two-plasmon decay instability in an inhomogeneous plasma [D. F. DuBois et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 3983 (1995); D. A. Russell and D. F. DuBois, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 428 (2001)] is further generalized to include the evolution of the electron distribution function i ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052705 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. 3-D effects on viscosity and generation of toroidal and poloidal flows in LHD http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056116/1&agg=rss K. Nagaoka, K. Ida, M. Yoshinuma, Y. Suzuki, K. Kamiya et al.<br/> Three-dimensional effects on plasma flows have been experimentally studied in the large helical device with 3D configurations. Spontaneous toroidal flow without net driving force using the combination of perpendicular neutral beam injection (NBI) heating and balanced tangential NBI heating has been ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056116 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Hot-electron generation from laserpre-plasma interactions in cone-guided fast ignition http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052706/1&agg=rss J. Li, J. R. Davies, T. Ma, W. B. Mori, C. Ren et al.<br/> Two-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations were performed for the cone-in-shell integrated fast-ignition experiments at the Omega Laser Facility [W. Theobald et al., Phys. Plasmas 18, 056305 (2011)]. The initial plasma density profile in the PIC simulations was taken from hydrodynamic simula ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052706 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Coupled electron and ion nonlinear oscillations in a collisionless plasma http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052305/1&agg=rss A. R. Karimov<br/> Dynamics of coupled electrostatic electron and ion nonlinear oscillations in a collisionless plasma is studied with reference to a kinetic description. Proceeding from the exact solution of Vlasov-Maxwell equations written as a function of linear functions in the electron and ion velocities, we arri ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052305 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Second harmonic effect on geodesic modes in tokamak plasmas http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052116/1&agg=rss A. G. Elfimov, A. I. Smolyakov, A. V. Melnikov, and R. M. O. Galvao<br/> Results of a kinetic treatment of Geodesic Acoustic Modes (GAMs) that fully takes into account ion parallel dynamics, including the magnetic field component, are presented. The finite-orbit-width (FOW) parameter is considered in the calculation of the second harmonic effect on GAMs. For larger value ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052116 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. The microphysics and macrophysics of cosmic rays http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/055501/1&agg=rss Ellen G. Zweibel<br/> This review paper commemorates a century of cosmic ray research, with emphasis on the plasma physics aspects. Cosmic rays comprise only ~10 of interstellar particles by number, but collectively their energy density is about equal to that of the thermal particles. They are confined by the Galactic ma ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 055501 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Toward a self-consistent model of the interaction between an ultra-intense, normally incident laser pulse with an overdense plasma http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/053107/1&agg=rss A. Debayle, J. Sanz, L. Gremillet, and K. Mima<br/> Following a recent work by Sanz et al. [Phys. Rev. E 85, 046411 (2012)], we elaborate upon a one-dimensional model describing the interaction between an ultra-intense, normally incident laser pulse and an overdense plasma. The analytical solutions of the reflected laser field, the electrostatic fiel ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 053107 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Experimental characterization of multiscale and multifield turbulence as a critical gradient threshold is surpassed in the DIII-D tokamak http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056115/1&agg=rss J. C. Hillesheim, J. C. DeBoo, W. A. Peebles, T. A. Carter, G. Wang et al.<br/> A critical gradient for long wavelength (krho<~0.4) electron temperature fluctuations has been observed in an experiment in the DIII-D tokamak [J. L. Luxon, Nucl. Fusion 42, 614 (2002)], where below a threshold value of L=|[del]T|/T electron temperature fluctuations are constant and above they stead ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056115 (2013)] published Wed May 22, 2013. Enhanced nonlinear interaction of powerful electromagnetic waves with ionospheric plasma near the second electron gyroharmonic http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052904/1&agg=rss Ya. N. Istomin and T. B. Leyser<br/> Plasma experiments in which a powerful electromagnetic pump wave is transmitted into the ionosphere from the ground give access to a rich range of phenomena, including gyroharmonic effects when the pump frequency is near an harmonic of the ionospheric electron gyrofrequency. For pump frequencies clo ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052904 (2013)] published Tue May 21, 2013. Excitation of transverse dipole and quadrupole modes in a pure ion plasma in a linear Paul trap to study collective processes in intense beams http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/055706/1&agg=rss Erik P. Gilson, Ronald C. Davidson, Philip C. Efthimion, Richard Majeski, Edward A. Startsev et al.<br/> Transverse dipole and quadrupole modes have been excited in a one-component cesium ion plasma trapped in the Paul Trap Simulator Experiment (PTSX) in order to characterize their properties and understand the effect of their excitation on equivalent long-distance beam propagation. The PTSX device is ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 055706 (2013)] published Tue May 21, 2013. Fast ignition: Dependence of the ignition energy on source and target parameters for particle-in-cell-modelled energy and angular distributions of the fast electrons http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/052704/1&agg=rss C. Bellei, L. Divol, A. J. Kemp, M. H. Key, D. J. Larson et al.<br/> The energy and angular distributions of the fast electrons predicted by particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations differ from those historically assumed in ignition designs of the fast ignition scheme. Using a particular 3D PIC calculation, we show how the ignition energy varies as a function of source-fue ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 052704 (2013)] published Tue May 21, 2013. Laser produced plasma sources for nanolithographyRecent integrated simulation and benchmarking http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/053105/1&agg=rss A. Hassanein and T. Sizyuk<br/> Photon sources for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) are still facing challenging problems to achieve high volume manufacturing in the semiconductor industry. The requirements for high EUV power, longer optical system and components lifetime, and efficient mechanisms for target delivery have na ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 053105 (2013)] published Tue May 21, 2013. Radiative shocks produced from spherical cryogenic implosions at the National Ignition Facility http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/20/056315/1&agg=rss A. Pak, L. Divol, G. Gregori, S. Weber, J. Atherton et al.<br/> Spherically expanding radiative shock waves have been observed from inertially confined implosion experiments at the National Ignition Facility. In these experiments, a spherical fusion target, initially 2 mm in diameter, is compressed via the pressure induced from the ablation of the outer target s ... [Phys. Plasmas 20, 056315 (2013)] published Mon May 20, 2013.