ReportsArrow

2006 Publications

line

The NTF had 56 papers and reports published, accepted, or submitted for 2006.

  1. D.J. Ampleford, S.V. Lebedev, J. P. Chittenden, S.N. Bland, S.C. Bott, G.N. Hall, J.B.A. Palmer, J. Rapley, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Ivanov, D.A. Fedin, P.J. Laca, V.I. Sotnikov, F. Yilmaz, N. Ouart, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, S. Pokala, B. Jones, C. Deeney, C.A. Coverdale, P.D. LePell, "Implosion Dynamics in Conical Wire Array Z-pinches," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl . Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 33 (2006).

  2. M. Borghesi, J. Fuchs, S. Bulanov, A.J. Mackinnon, P. Patel, M. Roth, "Fast ion generation by high intensity laser-irradiation of solid targets and applications", Fusion Sci. & Tech. 49, 412 (2006).

  3. Z.I. Chen, G.R. Kumar, Z.M. Sheng, T. Matsuoka, Y. Sentoku, M. Tampo, K.A.Tanaka, T. Tsutsumi, T. Yabuuchi, and R. Kodama, "Transient Electrostatic Fields and Related Energetic Proton Generation with a Plasma Fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 084802 (2006).

  4. C.A. Coverdale, B. Jones, P.D. LePell, C. Deeney, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, D. Fedin, N. Ouart, V. Ivanov, J. Chittenden, V. Nalajala, S. Pokala, I. Shrestha, "Dynamics of Copper Wire Arrays at 1 MA and 20 MA Generators," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl. Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 45 (2006).

  5. A. Esaulov, "Models of radiation yield from wire array implosion at 1 MA Zebra generator," Phys. Plasmas 13, 042506 (2006).

  6. C.V. Filip, Cs. Toth, W.P. Leemans, "Optical cross-correlator based on supercontinuum generation," Optics Express 14, 2512 (2006).

  7. B. G. Fubiani, E. Esarey, C.B. Schroeder and W.P. Leemans, "Improvement of electron beam quality in optical injection schemes using negative plasma density gradients," Phys. Rev. E. 73, 026502 (2006).

  8. J. Fuchs, P. Antici, E d'Humieres, E. Lefebvre, M. Borghesi, E. Brambrink, C.A. Cecchetti, M. Kaluza, V. Malka, M Maclossi, S. Meyroneinc, P. Mora, J. Schreiber, T. Toncian, H. Pepin, P Audebert, "Laser-driven proton acceleration: scaling laws and new paths towards energy increase," Nature Physics 2, 48 (2006).

  9. J.Fuchs, P. Antici, E. D'Humieres, E. Lefebvre, M. Borghesi, E. Brambrink, C.A.Cecchetti, M. Kaluza, V.Malka, M. Manclossi, S. Meyroneinc, P. Mora, J. Schrieber, T. Toncian, H. Pepin, P. Audebert, "Scaling laws for Proton Acceleration From the Rear Surface of Laser-Irradiated Thin Foils", AIP Conf. Proc. 827, 237 (2006).

  10. B.M. Hegelich, B.J. Albright, J. Cobble, K. Flippo, S. Letzring, M. Paffett, H. Ruhl, J. Schreiber, R.K. Schulze and J.C. Fernandez, "Laser acceleration of monoenergetic MeV ion beams," Nature 439, 441 (2006).

  11. V.V. Ivanov, V.L Kantsyrev, V.I. Sotnikov, D.A. Fedin, A.L. Astanovitskiy, B. LeGalloudec, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, T.E. Cowan, B. Jones, C.A. Coverdale, C. Deeney, P.D. LePell, "Investigation of regimes of wire array implosion on the 1-MA "Zebra" accelerator", Phys. Plasma 13, 012704 (2006).

  12. Jones, C. Deeney, C.A. Coverdale, P.D. LePell, J.L. McKenney, J.P. Apruzese, J.W. Thornhill, K.G. Whitney, R.W.Clark, A.L. Velikovich, J. Davis, Y. Maron, V. kantsyrev, A.Safronova, V.I. Oreshkin, "K-Shell radiation physics in low- moderate-atomic-number z-pinch plasmas on the Z accelerator," J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Transport 99, 341 (2006).

  13. B. Jones, C. Deeney, J.L. McKenney, C.J. Garasi, T.A. Mehlhorn, A.C. Robinson, S.E. Wunsch, C.A. Coverdale, P.D. LePell, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, J.P. Chittenden, S.C. Bott, D.J. Ampleford, J.B.A. Palmer, G.N. Hall, J. Rapley, B.V. Oliver, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Ivanov, V.I. Sotnikov, D. Fedin, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, V. Nalajala, S. Pokala, I. Shrestha, "Seeded Perturbations In Wire Array Z-Pinches," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl. Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 61 (2006).

  14. I. Jovanovic, C. Haefner, B. Wattelier and C.P.J. Barty, "Optical switching and contrast enhancement in intense laser systems by cascaded optical parametric amplification," Optics Lett. 31, 6 (2006).

  15. V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V. Ivanov, D. Fedin, R. Mancini, A. Astanovitsky, B. LeGalloudec, S. Batie, D. Brown, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, S. Pokala, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, A. Clinton, M. Johnson, T.E. Cowan, B. Jones, C.A. Coverdale, C. Deeney, P.D. LePell, D. Jobe and D. Nielson, "Radiative properties of asymmetric and symmetric X-pinches with two and four wires recently produced on the UNR 1 MA Zebra generator," J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Transport 99, 349 (2006).

  16. V. Kantsyrev, A. Safronova, D. Fedin, V. Ivanov, A. Esaulov, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, S. Pokala, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, T. Hoppe, P. Laca, A. Astanovitsky, S. Batie, B. LeGalloudec, T. Cowan, G. Sarkisov, J. Gradel, "Radiative Properties, Structure, and Dynamics of Asymmetric and Symmetric, Uniform and Combined X-Pinches on 1MA Zebra Generator," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl . Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 137 (2006).

  17. V. Kantsyrev, L. Rudakov, A. Safronova, D. Fedin, V. Ivanov, A. Velikovich, A. Esaulov, A. Chuvatin, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, S. Pokala, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, S. Batie, A. Astanovitsky, P. Laca, J. Gradel, B. Le Galloudec, T. Cowan, "Radiation Yield and Dynamics of Planar Wire-Array Plasma," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl . Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 65 (2006).

  18. V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, D.A. Fedin, V.V. Ivanov, A.A. Esaulov, V. Nalajala, I. Shrestha, S. Pokala, N.D. Ouart, M.F. Yilmaz, K. Williamson, P. Laca, T.E. Cowan, L.I. Rudakov, B.M. Jones, C.A. Coverdale, C. Deeney, P.D. LePell, A.L.Velikovich, A.S. Chuvatin, "Study of Radiation Properties and Implosion Dynamics of Planar and Cylindrical Wire Arrays, Asymmetric and Symmetric, Uniform and Combined X-pinches on the UNR 1MA Zebra Generator," IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 34, 194 (2006).

  19. R. Kodama, P.A. Norreys, Y. Sentoku, R.B. Campbell, "Fast heating of high-density plasma with a reentrant cone concept," Fusion Sci. Tech. 49, 3 (2006).

  20. V.B. Krasovitskii, V.G. Dorofeenko, V.A. Turikov, V.I. Sotnikov, "Decay instability generated by a laser pulse during perpendicular propagation in magnetoactive plasma" Plasma Physics Reports 32, 25 (2006). {Orig. Russian: Fizika Plasmy 32, 26 (2006).}

  21. W. Leemans, E. Esarey, C. Geddes, C. Schroeder, C. Toth, "Laser Guiding for GeV Laser-Plasma Accelerators," Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. London A 364, 585 (2006).

  22. N. Ouart, A. Safronova, V. Kantsyrev, D. Fedin, J. Douglass, R. McBride, M. Mitchell, L. Maxson, D. Hammer, "Spectroscopic modeling of X-pinch plasmas from alloy wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell radiators," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl. Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 311 (2006).

  23. M. Roth, A. Blazevic, E. Brambrink, M. Geissel, T.E. Cowan, J. Fuchs, A. Kemp, H. Ruhl, P. Audebert, J. Cobble, J. Fernandez, M. Hegelich, S. Letzring, K. Ledingham, P. McKenna, R. Clarke, D. Neely, S. Karsch, D. Habs, D.J. Schreiber, "Laser accelerated high quality ion beams," Hyperfine Interactions 162, 45 (2006).

  24. A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, A. Astanovitsky, B. LeGalloudec, S. Batie, D. Brown, V. Nalajala, S. Pokala, I. Shrestha, T.E. Cowan, B. Jones, C.A. Coverdale, C. Deeney, S.B. Hansen, P.D. LePell, D. Jobe and D. Nielson, "Spectroscopic modeling of radiation from Cu and Mo X-pinches produced on the UNR 1 MA Zebra generator," J. Quant. Spect. Rad. Transport 99, 560 (2006).

  25. A. Safronova, V. Kantsyrev, A. Esaulov, D. Fedin, N. Ouart, F. Yilmaz, G. Osborne, V. Nalajala, S. Pokala, I. Shrestha, A. Astanovitsky, S. Batie, B. LeGalloudec, T. Cowan, B. Jones, C. Coverdale, C. Deeney, D. LePell, J. Gradel, "Implosion dynamics and Spectroscopy of X-pinches and Wire arrays with doped Al wires on the UNR 1MA Z-pinch generator," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl. Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 149 (2006).

  26. A. Safronova, V. Kantsyrev, D. Fedin, F. Yilmaz, T. Hoppe, V. Nalajala, J. Douglass, R. McBride, M. Mitchell, L. Maxson, D. Hammer, "X-ray Spectroscopy and Imaging of Combined X-pinches with Mo and W wires at Cornell and UNR 1MA Pulsed Power Devices," in: Dense Z-Pinches: 6th Intl. Conf. on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conf. Proc. 808, 145 (2006).

  27. U.I. Safronova, Yu. Ralchenko, I. Murakami, T. Kato, D. Kato, "Atomic Data for dielectronic recombination into C-like oxygen," Phys. Scripta 73, 143 (2006).

  28. U.I. Safronova, A.S. Safronova, S.M. Hamasha, P. Beiersdorfer, "Relativistic many-body calculations of multipole (E1, M1, E2, M2, E3, M3) transition wavelengths and rates between 3l -14l' excited and ground states in nickel-like ions" Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 92, 47 (2006).

  29. U.I. Safronova, T.E. Cowan and M.S. Safronova, "Relativistic many-body calculations of energies, E2, and M1 transition rates of 4s24p states in Ga-like ions," Phys. Lett. A 348, 293 (2006).

  30. U.I. Safronova, T.E. Cowan, "Excitation energies, hyperfine constants, E1 transition rates, and lifetimes of 4s2nl states in neutral gallium", J. Phys. B 39, 749 (2006).

  31. G.S. Sarkisov, I.L. Beigman, V.P. Shevelko, K.W. Struve, "Interferometric measurements of dynamic polarizabilities for metal atoms using electrically exploding wires in vacuum," Phys. Rev. A. 73, 042501 (2006).

  32. Y. Sentoku, W. Kruer, M. Matsuoka, A. Pukhov, "Laser Hole Boring and Hot Electron Generation in the Fast Ignition Scheme," Fusion Sci. Tech. 49, 278 (2006).

  33. J. van Tilborg, C. B. Schroeder, C.V.Filip, Cs. Toth, C.G.R. Geddes, G. Fubiani, R. Huber, R.A. Kaindl, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans "Temporal characterization of Femtosecond Laser-Plasma-Accelerated Electron Bunches using THz Radiation," Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 014801 (2006).

  34. J. van Tilborg, C. B. Schroeder, C.V.Filip, Cs. Toth, C.G.R. Geddes, G. Fubiani, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans "Terahertz radiation as a bunch diagnostic for laser-wakefield-accelerated electron bunches," Phys. Plasmas 13, 056704 (2006).


Reports (2006)

  1. I. Murakami, T, Kato, D. Kato, U. I. Safronova, T. E. Cowan, and Yu. Ralchenko "Atomic Data for Dielectronic Recombination into Mg-like Fe," NIFS-DATA-96, 1 (2006).


Accepted (in press):

  1. C. Haefner, I. Jovanovic, B. Wattelier, C.P.J. Barty, "Demonstration of pulse switching with >1011 prepulse contrast by cascaded-optical parametric amplification," in: Ultrafast Optics V (Springer, 2006), in press.

  2. V.V. Ivanov, G.S. Sarkisov, P.J. Laca, V.I. Sotinkov, V.L. Kantsyrev, b. Jones C.A. Cloverdale, P.D. LePell, C. Deeney, K.W. Struve, A.L. Astanovitskiy, D. Fendin, B. LeGalloudec, V.Nalajala, I. Shrestha, T.E.Cowan, "Investigation of Magnetic Fields in 1-MA Wire Arrays and X-Pinches," IEEE Trans. Plasma Science (2006), in press.

  3. V. Kantsyrev, D. Fedin, M. Savage, W. Cline, V. Nalajala, S. Pokala, I. Shrestha, "Table-top z-pinch and laser-plasma x-ray/EUV facility 'Sparky'," SPIE Proceedings (San Diego August 3-6, 2005), in press.

  4. H. Ruhl, T.E. Cowan and F. Pegoraro, "The generation of images of surfaces by laser-accelerated protons," Laser Part. Beams (2006), in press.

  5. U.I. Safronova, "Excitation energies, oscillator strengths, and transition rates in BI, AlI, GaI, InI, and TlI," J. Plasma Fusion Res. SERIES Vol.7, __ (2006), in press.

  6. C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, B.A. Shadwick and W.P. Leemans, "Trapping and dark current in nonlinear plasma waves," Phys. Plasmas (2006), in press.

  7. Y. Sentoku, A. Kemp, M. Bakeman, R. Presura and T.E.Cowan, "Isochoric heating of hot dense matter by ultra-intense short pulse irradiation", J. Physics IV France 1, __ (2006), in press.

  8. Y. Sentoku, A.Kemp and T.E. Cowan, "Full Scale Explicit PIC Simulation of Fast Ignition Experiment," Journal Physics IV France 1, __ (2006), in press.

  9. Y. Sentoku, W. Kruer, M. Matsuoka, and A. Pukhov, "Laser-Plasma Coupling for Fast Ignition," in: Fusion Science & Technology: Fast Ignition Inertial Fusion, eds. E.M. Campbell, R. Freeman, K.A. Tanaka, (ANS 2006), in press.


Submitted (in review):

  1. S. Gaillard, J. Fuchs, N. Renard-Le Galloudec, T.E. Cowan, "Comment on Measurements of Energetic Proton Transport through Magnetized Plasma from Intense Laser Interaction with Solids" Phys. Rev. Lett. (2005), submitted.

  2. V.V. Ivanov, V.I. Sotnikov, T.E. Cowan, P.J. Laca, A.L. Astanovitskiy, B. Le Galloudec, G.S. Sarkisov, B. Jones, C. Deeney, B.V. Oliver, T.A. Mehlhorn, J.N. Leboeuf, "Observation of large- and small-scale structures induced in the plasma column of wire array Z-pinches," Phys. Rev. Lett. (2006), submitted.

  3. V. Kantsyrev, L. Rudakov, A. Safronova, D. Fedin, V. Ivanov, A. Velikovich, A. Esaulov, A. Chuvatin, T. Cowan, "Experimental Observation of Enhanced Magnetic Energy Dissipation and Radiation Yield in a Planar Wire-Array Plasma", sub. to Phys. Rev. Lett.

  4. Andreas Kemp, J. Fuchs, Y. Sentoku, V. Sotnikov, M. Bakeman, P. Antici, and T.E. Cowan, "Emittance growth mechanisms for laser-accelerated proton beams," sub. to Phys. Rev. E (1/28/06).

  5. I. Murakami, T, Kato, D. Kato, U. I. Safronova, T. E. Cowan, and Yu. Ralchenko "Large-scale calculation of dielectronic recombination parameters for Mg-like Fe" sub. to J. Phys. B.

  6. R. Presura, V.V. Ivanov, A. Esaulov, Y. Sentoku, V.I. Sotnikov, P. Laca, A. Astanovitskiy, C. Chiu, T. Ditmire, W. Horton, S. Keely, B. Le Galloudec, N. Renard-Le Galloudec and T. E. Cowan, "Anisotropic expansion of a laser-produced-plasma in a strong magnetic field," Phys. Rev. Lett. (2005), submitted.

  7. R. Presura, S. Neff, and L.F. Wanex, "Concepts of Experiments with Astrophysical-Like Plasma Jets," sub. to Astrophys. Space Science (4/2006).

  8. W. R. Johnson and U. I. Safronova "Comparison of transition rates in FeXXV calculated by CI and MBPT methods,'' sub to Atom. Data Nucl. Data Tables.

  9. M.S. Safronova, W. R. Johnson, U. I. Safronova, and T. E. Cowan, ``Relativistic many-body calculations of the Stark-induced amplitude of the 6P1/2 -7P1/2 transition in thallium'' sub. to Phys. Rev. A.

  10. V.I. Sotnikov, V.V. Ivanov, T.E. Cowan, J.N. Leboeuf, B.V. Oliver, C. Cloverdale, B. Jones, C. Deeney, T.A. Mehlhorn, G. S. Sarkisov and P.D. LePell, P. Hellinger, P. Travnicek, "Hybrid simulation of Z-pinches in support of wire array implosion experiments at NTF," sub to Journal of Plasma Physics 2005.

  11. V.I. Sotnikov, V.V. Ivanov, T.E. Cowan, J.N. Leboeuf, B.V. Oliver, C. Cloverdale, B. Jones, C. Deeney, T.A. Mehlhorn, G. S. Sarkisov and P.D. LePell, "Investigation of Electromagnetic Flute Mode Instability in a High Beta Z-Pinch Plasma," Sub to Special Issue of IEEE 2005.

  12. L. Wanex, "Sheared Flow as a Stabilizing Mechanism in Astrophysical Jets," sub. to Astrophys. Space Science (4/2006).