Aaron C Bernstein

TL;DR: Simulations indicate that with improvements in the laser-pulse focus quality, acceleration to nearly 10 GeV should be possible with the available pulse energy, and the principal physical barriers to multi-gigaelectronvolt acceleration are overcome.

TL;DR: This work reports on a novel compact laser-driven neutron source with an unprecedented short pulse duration and high peak flux, an order of magnitude higher than any existing source, that opens venues for enhancing neutron radiography contrast and for creating astrophysical conditions of heavy element synthesis in the laboratory.

TL;DR: By measuring the temperature and the expansion rate of the heated Al plasma simultaneously and with picosecond time resolution, the predictions of the SESAME Livermore equation-of-state (LEOS) tables are found to be accurate to within 18%, in this dense plasma regime, where there have been few previous experimental measurements.

TL;DR: Two-photon photoconductivity in ZnSe is used to record femtosecond autocorrelation functions and distinguishes itself by a dynamic range over several decades and great conversion bandwidth, permitting the sensitive correlation of pulses of a few femToseconds.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured spall strength as a function of composition and microstructure in three Al materials: a high-purity Al (Al HP), a commercial-pure Al (AA1100) and an alloy of Al containing 3.5% Mg (Al 3Mg).