HB11—understanding hydrogen-boron fusion as a new clean energy source

W McKenzie, D Batani, TA Mehlhorn… - Journal of Fusion …, 2023 - Springer
HB11 Energy's mission is to realize large-scale electricity generation from the fusion of
hydrogen with boron-11 (the HB11, or “proton-boron”, reaction) without the environmental …

Electron polarization in ultrarelativistic plasma current filamentation instabilities

Z Gong, KZ Hatsagortsyan, CH Keitel - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Plasma current filamentation of an ultrarelativistic electron beam im**ing on an overdense
plasma is investigated, with emphasis on radiation-induced electron polarization. Particle-in …

Accelerating monoenergetic protons from ultrathin foils by flat-top laser pulses in the directed-Coulomb-explosion regime

SS Bulanov, A Brantov, VY Bychenkov, V Chvykov… - Physical Review E …, 2008 - APS
We consider the effect of laser beam sha** on proton acceleration in the interaction of a
tightly focused pulse with ultrathin double-layer solid targets in the regime of directed …

Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets

SS Bulanov, VY Bychenkov, V Chvykov… - Physics of …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The propagation of ultraintense laser pulses through matter is connected with the generation
of strong moving magnetic fields in the propagation channel as well as the formation of a …

Characterization of the Initial Filamentation of a Relativistic Electron Beam<? format?> Passing through a Plasma

A Bret, MC Firpo, C Deutsch - Physical review letters, 2005 - APS
The linear instability that induces a relativistic electron beam passing through a plasma with
return current to filament transversely is often related to some filamentation mode with the …

Acceleration of high charge ion beams with achromatic divergence by petawatt laser pulses

S Steinke, JH Bin, J Park, Q Ji, K Nakamura… - … Review Accelerators and …, 2020 - APS
We present a study of laser-ion acceleration, where an increased laser spot size leads to
sheath field geometries that accelerate ion beams of narrow and achromatic divergence at …

Fluid and kinetic simulation of inertial confinement fusion plasmas

S Atzeni, A Schiavi, F Califano, F Cattani… - Computer physics …, 2005 - Elsevier
The main features of codes for inertial confinement fusion studies are outlined, and a few
recent simulation results are presented. The two-dimensional Lagrangian fluid code DUED …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation pressure acceleration: The factors limiting maximum attainable ion energy

SS Bulanov, E Esarey, CB Schroeder, SV Bulanov… - Physics of …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) is a highly efficient mechanism of laser-driven ion
acceleration, with near complete transfer of the laser energy to the ions in the relativistic …

Measurement of kinetic-scale current filamentation dynamics and associated magnetic fields in interpenetrating plasmas

GF Swadling, C Bruulsema, F Fiuza, DP Higginson… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We present the first local, quantitative measurements of ion current filamentation and
magnetic field amplification in interpenetrating plasmas, characterizing the dynamics of the …

Measurements of the growth and saturation of electron Weibel instability in optical-field ionized plasmas

C Zhang, J Hua, Y Wu, Y Fang, Y Ma, T Zhang, S Liu… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
The temporal evolution of the magnetic field associated with electron thermal Weibel
instability in optical-field ionized plasmas is measured using ultrashort (1.8 ps), relativistic …