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Author(s): Tien Vo, Robert Ergun, Alexandros Chasapis, Yi Qi, Neha Pathak, Harriet George, Giuseppe Consolini, Simone Benella, Daniele Belardinelli, and Trevor Bowen The relaxation of many physical systems is constrained by collisions. However, most space and astrophysical plasmas are nearly collisionless, leaving open questions about the pathways of energy transfer and dissipation. In many turbulent plasmas, the electric field takes on the role...

Author(s): Victor P. Pasko, Sebastien Celestin, and Anne Bourdon Electrons accelerated to relativistic speeds in a dielectric material can produce bursts of x rays, similar to a phenomenon found in thunderstorms. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 095301] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026

Author(s): Theerasarn Pianpanit, Kittipat Malakit, Pakkapawn Prapan, David Ruffolo, Peera Pongkitiwanichakul, Piyawat Suetrong, Michael A. Shay, and Paul A. Cassak Using particle-in-cell simulations that label ions and electrons according to their initial inflow region, we find that during 2D collisionless magnetic reconnection, the bulk flow of the plasma from each inflow side crosses paths with plasma from the other inflow side and crosses the...

Author(s): Antonino Di Piazza and Kenan Qu Electromagnetic radiation by accelerated charges is a fundamental process in physics. Here, we introduce a quantum-optical framework for controlling the emission of radiation of an electron in an intense laser field via squeezed vacuum states. By engineering the quantum fluctuations of the emission … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 085001] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026

Author(s): D. Karlovets, D. Grosman, and I. Pavlov While conventional experiments typically employ plane-wave states of particles with definite momenta, vortex states represent cylindrical waves carrying an orbital angular momentum (OAM) projection along the propagation direction. This projection can be arbitrarily large, granting charged particles … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 085002] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026

Author(s): Peiyun Shi, Jongsoo Yoo, Hantao Ji, Sayak Bose, and Masaaki Yamada Temporal transition of an externally driven antiparallel asymmetric magnetic reconnection from collisional slow to collisionless fast regime is observed in a laboratory plasma for the first time. This transition is initiated when the two-fluid Hall effect begins to dominate over collisional effects … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 085101] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026

Author(s): E. J. Kolmes, I. E. Ochs, and N. J. Fisch Centrifugal plasma traps, in which plasma is confined partly by centrifugal forces, represent a possible path to fusion energy production. In centrifugal plasma traps, electric fields naturally arise in the direction parallel to the magnetic field in order to ensure quasineutrality. These electric f… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 085102] Published Tue Feb 24, 2026