Lab Astro and Extreme Physics

Presentations

• Creating observable QED collective plasma effects

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 4:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Kenan Qu

    Princeton University

  Authors

  • Kenan Qu

    Princeton University

  • Nathaniel J Fisch

    Princeton University, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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• Examining astrophysical gas-cloud collapse using an optical depth-scaled, x-ray-irradiated, carbon-foam sphere

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 4:30 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert W VanDervort

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Robert W VanDervort

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Laboratory tests of astrophysical black hole accretion disk plasma models using the Z-machine at Sandia National Laboratories

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 5:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Patricia B Cho

    University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Patricia B Cho

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Guillaume P Loisel

    Sandia National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Taisuke N Nagayama

    Sandia National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories

  • James E Bailey

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel C Mayes

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Christopher J Fontes

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Isaac D Huegel

    University of Texas at Austin

  • Javier Garcia

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Tim Kallman

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

  • Stephanie B Hansen

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Particle Acceleration and Ion Acoustic Waves during Magnetically Driven Reconnection using Laser-Powered Capacitor Coils

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 5:30 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 6:00 PM

  Publication: [1] L. Gao, H. Ji, G. Fiksel, W. Fox, M. Evans, and N. Alfonso, "Ultrafast Proton Radiography of the Magnetic Fields Generated by Laser-Driven Coil Currents", Phys. Plasmas 23, 043106 (2016).<br>[2] M. Yamada, H. Ji, S. Hsu, T. Carter, R. Kulsrud, N. Bretz, F. Jobes, Y. Ono, and F. Perkins, "Study of driven magnetic reconnection in a laboratory plasma", Phys. Plasmas 4, 1936 (1997).<br>[3] A. Chien, L. Gao, S. Zhang, H. Ji, E. Blackman, W. Daughton, A. Stanier, A. Le, F. Guo, R. Follett, H. Chen, G. Fiksel, G. Bleotu, R. Cauble, S. Chen, A. Fazzini, K. Flippo, O. French, D. Froula, J. Fuchs, S. Fujioka, K. Hill, S. Klein, C. Kuranz, P. Nilson, A. Rasmus, R. Takizawa, "Non-thermal electron acceleration from magnetically driven reconnection in a laboratory plasma", Nat. Phys. 19, 254 (2023). <br>[4] S. Zhang, A. Chien, L. Gao, H. Ji, E. Blackman, R. Follett, D. Froula, J. Katz, C. Li, A. Birkel, R. Petrasso, J. Moody, H. Chen, "Ion and Electron Acoustic Bursts during Anti-Parallel Reconnection Driven by Lasers", Nat. Phys. 19, 909 (2023).<br>[5] H. Ji, W. Daughton, J. Jara-Almonte, A. Le, A. Stanier, and J. Yoo, "Magnetic reconnection in the era of exascale computing and multiscale experiments", Nat. Rev. Phys. 4, 263 (2022).

  Presenters

  • Hantao Ji

    Princeton University

  Authors

  • Hantao Ji

    Princeton University

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• Laboratory study of the initial stages of quasi-parallel collisionless shocks at high Alfvén Mach number

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 6:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 6:30 PM

  Publication: S. Bolaños et al.,Phys. Rev. Lett. (under review)

  Presenters

  • Simon Bolaños

    University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Simon Bolaños

    University of California, San Diego

  • Mathieu Bailly-Grandvaux

    University of California, San Diego

  • Mario J Manuel

    General Atomics, General Atomics - San Diego

  • Damiano Caprioli

    University of Chicago

  • Farhat Beg

    University of California, San Diego, University of California San Diego, Center for Energy Research UC San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093

  • Sallee R Klein

    University of Michigan

  • David Michta

    University of Rochester

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester

  • Alemayehu Bogale

    University of California, San Diego

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• Electronic structure of Fe₂O₃ above 700 GPa

  ORAL · Invited

  Oct. 31, 2023, 6:30 PM – Oct. 31, 2023, 7:00 PM

  Publication: There are two planned publications for this work:<br><br>1) D. A. Chin, P. M. Nilson, R. Paul, M. E. Signor, A. Amouretti, M. Harmand,<br>I. Ocampo, T. Duffy, D. N. Polsin, J. J. Ruby, D. T. Bishel, E. Smith, X. Gong,<br>M. K. Ginnane, T. -A. Suer, F. Coppari, Y. Ping, J. R. Rygg, G. W. Collins;<br>Electronic Structure of Fe2O3 above 700 GPa, Phys. Rev. Lett. in prep.<br><br>2) D. A. Chin, P. M. Nilson, R. Paul, M. E. Signor, A. Amouretti, M. Harmand, I.<br>Ocampo, T. Duffy, D. N. Polsin, J. J. Ruby, D. T. Bishel, E. Smith, X. Gong, M.<br>K. Ginnane, T. -A. Suer, F. Coppari, Y. Ping, J. R. Rygg, G. W. Collins; Ionic<br>Structure of Fe2O3 above 700 GPa, Phys. Rev. B in prep.

  Presenters

  • David A Chin

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • David A Chin

    University of Rochester

  • Philip M Nilson

    Lab for Laser Energetics, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Reetam Paul

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Matthew E Signor

    University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Marion Harmand

    Sorbonne Universite

  • Danae N Polsin

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Ian K Ocampo

    Princeton University

  • John J Ruby

    Lab for Laser Energetics

  • David T Bishel

    University of Rochester

  • Ethan Smith

    University of Rochester

  • Xuchen Gong

    Lab for Laser Energetics

  • Mary Kate Ginnane

    University of Rochester

  • Federica Coppari

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Yuan Ping

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Gilbert W Collins

    University of Rochester

  • J. Ryan Rygg

    University of Rochester

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