Search Results - "Kugland, N. L."
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Observation of magnetic field generation via the Weibel instability in interpenetrating plasma flows
Published in Nature physics (19-01-2015)“…Astrophysical processes are often driven by collisionless plasma shock waves. The Weibel instability, a possible mechanism for developing such shocks, has now…”
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Self-organized electromagnetic field structures in laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas
Published in Nature physics (01-11-2012)“…Stable structures can self-assemble in plasmas flowing at supersonic speeds, as evident in many astronomical objects. But now it is also seen in the laboratory…”
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Collisionless coupling of ion and electron temperatures in counterstreaming plasma flows
Published in Physical review letters (02-04-2013)“…Rapid electron and ion heating is observed in collisionless counterstreaming plasma flows and explained via a novel heating mechanism that couples the electron…”
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Ultrafast melting of carbon induced by intense proton beams
Published in Physical review letters (31-12-2010)“…Laser-produced proton beams have been used to achieve ultrafast volumetric heating of carbon samples at solid density. The isochoric melting of carbon was…”
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Evidence for a glassy state in strongly driven carbon
Published in Scientific reports (09-06-2014)“…Here, we report results of an experiment creating a transient, highly correlated carbon state using a combination of optical and x-ray lasers. Scattered x-rays…”
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Evolution of elastic x-ray scattering in laser-shocked warm dense lithium
Published in Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics (01-12-2009)“…We have studied the dynamics of warm dense Li with near-elastic x-ray scattering. Li foils were heated and compressed using shock waves driven by 4-ns-long…”
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Demonstration of a low electromagnetic pulse laser-driven argon gas jet x-ray source
Published in Applied physics letters (09-07-2012)“…Laser-produced plasmas are often used as bright x-ray backlighters for time-resolved plasma diagnostics, but such backlighters simultaneously generate damaging…”
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Development of an Interpretive Simulation Tool for the Proton Radiography Technique
Published 16-04-2015“…Proton radiography is a useful diagnostic of high energy density (HED) plasmas under active theoretical and experimental development. In this paper we describe…”
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Studying astrophysical collisionless shocks with counterstreaming plasmas from high power lasers
Published in High energy density physics (01-03-2012)“…Collisions of high Mach number flows occur frequently in astrophysics, and the resulting shock waves are responsible for the properties of many astrophysical…”
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Observation of magnetic field generation via the Weibel instability in interpenetrating plasma flows
Published 19-03-2015“…Nat Phys. 11(2), 173-176, 2015 Collisionless shocks can be produced as a result of strong magnetic fields in a plasma flow, and therefore are common in many…”
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High K α x-ray conversion efficiency from extended source gas jet targets irradiated by ultra short laser pulses
Published in Applied physics letters (16-06-2008)“…The absolute laser conversion efficiency to K α -like inner shell x-rays (integrated from K α to K β ) is observed to be an order of magnitude higher in argon…”
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Reduction in helium thermal conductivity by 1 mg ∕ cc silica aerogel foam
Published in Applied physics letters (06-06-2008)“…Ultralow density 1 mg ∕ cc aerogel foam reduces the thermal conductivity of pure helium gas by about a factor of 3 at 1 Torr and 20 K , with smaller reductions…”
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Evidence for a glassy state in strongly driven carbon
Published in Scientific reports (09-06-2014)“…Here, we report results of an experiment creating a transient, highly correlated carbon state using a combination of optical and x-ray lasers. Scattered x-rays…”
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Reduction in helium thermal conductivity by 1mg∕cc silica aerogel foam
Published in Applied physics letters (02-06-2008)“…Ultralow density 1mg∕cc aerogel foam reduces the thermal conductivity of pure helium gas by about a factor of 3 at 1Torr and 20K, with smaller reductions at…”
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High K-alpha X-ray Conversion Efficiency From Extended Source Gas Jet Targets Irradiated by Ultra Short Laser Pulses
Published in Applied physics letters (01-11-2007)“…The absolute laser conversion efficiency to K{sub {alpha}}-like inner shell x-rays (integrated from K{sub {alpha}} to K{sub {beta}}) is observed to be an order…”
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High K{alpha} x-ray conversion efficiency from extended source gas jet targets irradiated by ultra short laser pulses
Published in Applied physics letters (16-06-2008)“…The absolute laser conversion efficiency to K{alpha}-like inner shell x-rays (integrated from K{alpha} to K{beta}) is observed to be an order of magnitude…”
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Simulation of laser-driven, ablated plasma flows in collisionless shock experiments on OMEGA and the NIF
Published in High energy density physics (01-03-2013)“…Experiments investigating the physics of interpenetrating, collisionless, ablated plasma flows have become an important area of research in the…”
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Evolution of Elastic X-ray Scattering in Laser-Shocked Warm Dense Li
Published in Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics (02-06-2009)“…We have studied the dynamics of warm dense Li with near-elastic x-ray scattering. Li foils were heated and compressed using shock waves driven by 4 ns long…”
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