Fundamental Plasma: Ionization, Sources, and Optics

Presentations

• Abstract Title: Enhanced Computational Modeling of Photoionization Rate and Streamer Formation

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Anahita Alibalazadeh

    The University of New Mexico

  Authors

  • Anahita Alibalazadeh

    The University of New Mexico

  • Andrew Fierro

    New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, University Professor

  • Mark Gilmore

    University Professor

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• Effects of a Series Resistor on Electron Emission Characteristics of a Dissimilar Metallic Nanogap

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:24 PM

  Publication: [1] S. Banerjee and P. Zhang, AIP Advances 9, 085302 (2019).<br>[2] P. Zhang, Scientific reports 5, 9826 (2015).<br>[3] J. D. Levine, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 14, 2008–2010 (1996).<br>[4] J. W. Luginsland, A. Valfells, and Y. Y. Lau, Applied physics letters 69, 2770– 2772 (1996).

  Presenters

  • Bingqing Wang

  Authors

  • Bingqing Wang

  • Peng Zhang

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• A Capacitance Argument for Electric Potential and Space-Charge-Limited Current in a Crossed-Field Gap

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:36 PM

  Publication: We are currently writing a manuscript and targeting Physics of Plasmas based on this work.

  Presenters

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

  • Jack K Wright

    Purdue University

  • N.R.S. Harsha

    University of Rochester

  • Lorin I Breen

    Purdue University

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• Applying Molecular Dynamics to Benchmark Point Transformations for Assessing Electron Emission Mechanisms in Nonplanar Nanoscale Devices

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:48 PM

  Publication: There is a manuscript in preparation on this topic.

  Presenters

  • Allison M Komrska

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Allison M Komrska

    Purdue University

  • Mihajlo-Joshua F Deganus

    Purdue University

  • Kristinn Torfason

    Reykjavík University

  • Ágúst Valfells

    Reykjavík University

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

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• Calculating the Space-Charge-Limited Current using the Vacuum Electric Field

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Jack K Wright

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Jack K Wright

    Purdue University

  • Sam T Unzicker

    Purdue University

  • Carter Eckardt

    Purdue University

  • N. R. Sree Harsha

    Purdue University

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

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• Space-charge-limited current in a gap composed of materials with different collision frequencies

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:12 PM

  Publication: We intend to outline this work in a written manuscript to be published later.

  Presenters

  • Cameron Buerke

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Cameron Buerke

    Purdue University

  • Allison M Komrska

    Purdue University

  • Ziara Cato

    Tougaloo College

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

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• Asymptotic Analysis of Electron Emission Mechanisms in a Collisional Crossed-Field Gap

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:24 PM

  Publication: Planned nexus paper to be published sometime between August 2025-December 2025

  Presenters

  • Lorin I Breen

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Lorin I Breen

    Purdue University

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

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• Virtual Cathode Behavior in Crossed-Field Gaps at the Limiting Current

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Ashmita Panda

    Purdue University

  Authors

  • Ashmita Panda

    Purdue University

  • Jim Browning

    Boise State University

  • Allen L Garner

    Purdue University

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• Energy Transfer in Threshold Electrostatic Discharge Events Characterized with Electrical Measurement and Near-Field Single-Shot Ptychography

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:48 PM

  Publication: Scaling of energy delivered through an electrostatic discharge to a small series load<br> - Doesn't contain all of the work that will be presented

  Presenters

  • Calvin Bavor

  Authors

  • Calvin Bavor

  • Claudia A. M. Schrama

    Colorado School of Mines

  • Cameron C Clarke

    Colorado School of Mines

  • Jonathan Barolak

    Università degli Studi di Pavia

  • Sarah C Hinnegan

    Colorado School of Mines

  • Philip David Flammer

    Colorado School of Mines

  • Daniel Adams

    Colorado School of Mines

  • Charles G Durfee

    Colorado School of Mines

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• Producing bright quantum optical states using laser-plasma interaction

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Kenan Qu

    Princeton University

  Authors

  • Kenan Qu

    Princeton University

  • Nathaniel J Fisch

    Princeton University

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• Unusual Stimulated Raman Scattering in a Left-handed Plasma Metamaterial

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Albert K Countryman

    University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Albert K Countryman

    University of California, Los Angeles

  • Ricardo A Fonseca

    ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute

  • Luis O Silva

    GoLP/IPFN, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, GoLP/IPFN, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa

  • Paulo Alves

    University of California, Los Angeles

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• RF-driven electron plasma generation for Gabor lens applications

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Poramaporn Ruksasakchai

    Swansea University

  Authors

  • Poramaporn Ruksasakchai

    Swansea University

  • Aled C Isaac

    Swansea University

  • William A Bertsche

    University of Manchester

  • Dirk P Van Der Werf

    Swansea University

  • Michael Charlton

    Swansea University

  • Stefan Eriksson

    Swansea University

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• Achieving extreme laser intensities using magnetized plasma lens

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:36 PM

  Publication: [1] Dhalia, T., Juneja, R. and Das, A., 2025. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.15401<br> [2] Jha, P., Hemlata H., and R K Mishra. Physics of Plasmas 21.12 (2014).<br> [3] Min. S. Hur, et al., Nature Photonics 17, 1074 (2023)<br> [4] Vincenti, H., 2019. Physical review letters, 123(10), p.105001.

  Presenters

  • Trishul Dhalia

    IIT DELHI

  Authors

  • Trishul Dhalia

    IIT DELHI

  • Amita Das

    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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