Physics of Plasmas
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (1994-2023)
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Cơ quản chủ quản: AIP PUBLISHING , American Institute of Physics
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Condensed Matter Physics
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Development of the indirect-drive approach to inertial confinement fusion and the target physics basis for ignition and gainInertial confinement fusion (ICF) is an approach to fusion that relies on the inertia of the fuel mass to provide confinement. To achieve conditions under which inertial confinement is sufficient for efficient thermonuclear burn, a capsule (generally a spherical shell) containing thermonuclear fuel is compressed in an implosion process to conditions of high density and temperature. ICF cap... ...
Tập 2 Số 11 - Trang 3933-4024 - 1995
Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser–solid interactionsAn explanation for the energetic ions observed in the PetaWatt experiments is presented. In solid target experiments with focused intensities exceeding 1020 W/cm2, high-energy electron generation, hard bremsstrahlung, and energetic protons have been observed on the backside of the target. In this report, an attempt is made to explain the physical process present that will explain the prese... ...
Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang 542-549 - 2001
Comparisons and physics basis of tokamak transport models and turbulence simulationsThe predictions of gyrokinetic and gyrofluid simulations of ion-temperature-gradient (ITG) instability and turbulence in tokamak plasmas as well as some tokamak plasma thermal transport models, which have been widely used for predicting the performance of the proposed International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) tokamak [Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, 199... ...
Tập 7 Số 3 - Trang 969-983 - 2000
Filamentation of ultrashort pulse laser beams resulting from their propagation over long distances in airThe propagation of high-power short-pulse laser beams over considerable distances in air is studied both experimentally and via numerical simulations. Filaments are formed after 5–10 m and their propagation over distances in excess of 200 m is reported for the first time. The lateral dimensions of the filaments are found to range from about 100 μm to a few millimeters in diameter. The earl... ...
Tập 6 Số 5 - Trang 1615-1621 - 1999
Parametric investigations of a nonconventional Hall thrusterHall thrusters might better scale to low power with nonconventional geometry. A 9 cm cylindrical, ceramic-channel, Hall thruster with a cusp-type magnetic field distribution has been investigated. It exhibits discharge characteristics similar to conventional coaxial Hall thrusters, but does not expose as much channel surface. Significantly, its operation is not accompanied by large amplitu... ...
Tập 8 Số 5 - Trang 2579-2586 - 2001
Response to “Comment on ‘A new mathematical approach for finding the solitary waves in dusty plasma’ ” [Phys. Plasmas 6, 4392 (1999)]
Tập 6 Số 11 - Trang 4394-4397 - 1999
A review of the ablative stabilization of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability in regimes relevant to inertial confinement fusionIt has been recognized for many years that the most significant limitation of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is the Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) instability. It limits the distance an ablatively driven shell can be moved to several times its initial thickness. Fortunately material flow through the unstable region at velocity vA reduces the growth rate to √kg/1+kL−βkvA with β from 2–3. In recent... ...
Tập 1 Số 5 - Trang 1379-1389 - 1994
Low-frequency, high-density, inductively coupled plasma sources: Operation and applicationsOperation regimes, plasma parameters, and applications of the low-frequency (∼500 kHz) inductively coupled plasma (ICP) sources with a planar external coil are investigated. It is shown that highly uniform, high-density (ne∼9×1012 cm−3) plasmas can be produced in low-pressure argon discharges with moderate rf powers. The low-frequency ICP sources operate in either electrostatic (E) or elec... ...
Tập 8 Số 5 - Trang 2549-2557 - 2001
Perspectives, frontiers, and new horizons for plasma-based space electric propulsionThere are a number of pressing problems mankind is facing today that could, at least in part, be resolved by space systems. These include capabilities for fast and far-reaching telecommunication, surveying of resources and climate, and sustaining global information networks, to name but a few. Not surprisingly, increasing efforts are now devoted to building a strong near-Earth satellite in... ...
Tập 27 Số 2 - 2020
Electron holes in phase space: What they are and why they matterThis is a tutorial and selective review explaining the fundamental concepts and some currently open questions concerning the plasma phenomenon of the electron hole. The widespread occurrence of electron holes in numerical simulations, space-craft observations, and laboratory experiments is illustrated. The elementary underlying theory is developed of a one-dimensional electron hole as a lo... ...
Tập 24 Số 5 - 2017