Current challenges in the physics of white dwarf stars

D Saumon, S Blouin, PE Tremblay - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
White dwarfs are a class of stars with unique physical properties. They present many
challenging problems whose solution requires advanced theories of dense matter, state-of …

Introduction to spectral line shape theory

TA Gomez, T Nagayama, PB Cho… - Journal of Physics B …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Spectral line-shape models are an important part of understanding high-energy-density
(HED) plasmas. Models are needed for calculating opacity of materials and can serve as …

Homogeneous, micron-scale high-energy-density matter generated by relativistic laser-solid interactions

NF Beier, H Allison, P Efthimion, KA Flippo, L Gao… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Short-pulse, laser-solid interactions provide a unique platform for studying complex high-
energy-density matter. We present the first demonstration of solid-density, micron-scale keV …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of fast electron heating in solid-density matter via XFEL

H Sawada, T Yabuuchi, N Higashi, T Iwasaki… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
High-intensity, short-pulse lasers are crucial for generating energetic electrons that produce
high-energy-density (HED) states in matter, offering potential applications in igniting dense …

In-situ relative calibration of Bragg crystals with Monte Carlo line ratio analysis

BF Kraus, E Kriz, SP McPoyle, K Atay… - Review of Scientific …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
X-ray line emission spectra can thoroughly characterize hot plasmas, especially when line
shapes and ratios convey distinct aspects of plasma conditions. However, the high spectral …

Impact of penetrating collisions of plasma ions on spectral line shapes

TA Gomez, E Stambulchik, J White - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
Spectral-line-broadening models have been moving towards including full Coulomb
interactions between the atom and plasma, replacing the commonly used dipole …

Theoretical evaluation of excitation cross section and fluorescence polarization of a solid-density Si plasma

ZB Chen - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, a fully relativistic approach is proposed to precisely predict the electronic
structures, spectral properties, cross sections, and degrees of linear polarization of light …

[HTML][HTML] Toward electron temperature profiles in hot-dense plasmas from x-ray spectral ensembles

BF Kraus, SP McPoyle, K Atay, E Kriz… - Physics of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
High repetition rate laser systems enable new strategies for diagnosing plasma behavior
with large datasets. Here, we define an ensemble technique that relies on randomized …

[HTML][HTML] Streaked sub-ps-resolution x-ray line shapes and implications for solid-density plasma dynamics

BF Kraus, L Gao, KW Hill, M Bitter… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A high-resolution x-ray spectrometer was coupled with an ultrafast x-ray streak camera to
produce time-resolved line shape spectra measured from hot, solid-density plasmas. A …

Multichannel Doppler fiber-imager spectrometer for spatiotemporal characterization of high-intensity laser-driven plasmas

G Zeraouli, M Marconi, B Sullivan, S Wang… - Review of Scientific …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a flexible multichannel fiber-based imaging Doppler spectrometer to
characterize plasmas in high intensity (≥ 1× 10 18 W/cm 2) laser-plasma experiments at …