For the first time, scientists have photographed a rare plasma instability, capturing high-energy electron beams forming into spaghetti-like filaments. This breakthrough, achieved by researchers at ...

To simulate the laser-plasma interaction, experts use a code called INF&RNO that was developed at BELLA. The complex computations are run at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing ...

In addition, magnetized laser-plasma interactions are important in magneto-inertial fusion concepts, which strive to achieve fusion with the combined advantages of magnetic and inertial confinements.

This will let them observe laser-plasma interactions in real time rather than only analyzing the aftermath. Professor Zulfikar Najmudin, Deputy Director of the John Adams Institute, highlighted ...

A definitive mechanistic explanation for laser-induced plasma plume splitting remains an active area of research [2]. The splitting of the plume into fast and slow components influences the geometry ...

A plasma instability has been photographed for the first time, showcasing electron beams forming spaghetti-like filaments.

As importantly, the experimental results validate their laser–plasma interaction code, pF3D, which could cover full-scale modelling using a hybrid approach and massively parallel supercomputer.

In the near future we can expect to see many other groups harness the benefits of plasma optics across the rich field of ultra-intense laser interactions with overdense plasmas — for example ...

Amplified spontaneous emission is a physical phenomenon that entails the amplification of the light spontaneously emitted by ...