Theorist

The primary pupose of the theory group is to contribute to the NTF programs by developing the analytical theory and computational simulation tools for High Energy Density Physics (HEDP), to design and to support the ongoing NTF experiments and to guide undergraduate and graduate students.

1. Z-pinch physics theory and hybrid simulations
2. Laser plasma interaction physics with and without an external magnetic field
3. Energy transfer and particle transport in collisional and turbulent regimes in dense plasmas
4. Wave turbulence in a high beta magnetized plasmas
5. Instabilities and vorticity formation in plasma flows with velocity shear

• Vladimir Sotnikov
• Yasuhiko Sentoku

• Brian Chrisman
• Essam Yasin
• Rohini Mishra

• Alex Farkas

We are operating the following two cluster systems for big computer simulations of laser plasma interaction.

1. FI Cluster system: Intel Pentium III (3 GHz), 48 nodes (32 bits), RAM 2GB/node.
2. 2) AMD cluster system: AMD (64 bits), 41 nodes (2cpu/node, total 82 cpus), RAM 8GB/node.