The effective scaling of positron-electron pair production by direct, ultraintense laser-matter
interaction is investigated for a range of target materials and thicknesses. An axial magnetic …

Recent experiments at the Jupiter Laser Facility investigated magnetization effects on
collimated plasma jets. Laser-irradiated plastic-cone-targets produced collimated, millimeter …

The pulsed magnetic field device for Shenguang-II (SG-II) laser facility was upgraded to
obtain stronger magnetic field with longer rising time, and to facilitate single person …

The creation and disruption of inertially collimated plasma flows are investigated through
experiment, simulation, and analytical modeling. Supersonic plasma jets are generated by …

Abstract The University of Michigan has been fabricating targets for high-energy-density
experiments for the past decade. We utilize the technique of machined acrylic bodies and …