Alexey Arefiev

TL;DR: Numerical simulations are used to demonstrate that a source of collimated multi-MeV photons with high conversion efficiency can be achieved using an all-optical single beam setup at an intensity of 5×10^{22} W/cm^{2} that is already within reach of existing laser facilities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) detachment scenario in which the plasma flow stretches the magnetic field lines to infinity, and a solution exhibits a well-behaved transition from sub- to super-Alfvenic flow inside the nozzle and a rarefaction wave at the edge of the outgoing flow.

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: 2D particle-in-cell simulations of a relatively simple laser-plasma interaction indicate that the generation of superponderomotive electrons is strongly affected by this "antidephasing" mechanism.

TL;DR: The ongoing development of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) involves basic physics analysis of its three major components: helicon plasma source, ion cyclotron-resonance heating module, and magnetic nozzle as mentioned in this paper.