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The Plasma Universe

On the occasion of the APS DPP 50th Anniversary Curt Suplee was commissioned to write "The Plasma Universe”. This richly illustrated full color book reveals, for the first time, the exciting world of plasma physics to a non-technical audience. The book describes the important developments of the field of plasma physics during the past 50 years, including biographical information on some of the key contributors to that development. (First published in 2009 by Cambridge University Press and reprinted in 2011.)


The Plasma Universe book has been made freely available for download in PDF form:

The Plasma Universe (PDF - 45.9MB)

                                                                         

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  • All-Optical Blast-Wave Control of Laser Wakefield Acceleration in a Near-Critical Plasma

    Author(s): I. Tsymbalov, D. Gorlova, K. Ivanov, E. Starodubtseva, R. Volkov, I. Tsygvintsev, Yu. Kochetkov, Ph. Korneev, A. Polonski, and A. Savel’ev We propose a novel method for changing the length of laser wakefield electron acceleration in a gas jet using a cylindrical blast-wave created by a perpendicularly focused nanosecond laser pulse. The shock front modifies the wake significantly and stops interaction between the laser pulse and accele...

  • Narrowband Terahertz Emission from a Plasma Oscillator Imbedded in a Plasma Density Gradient

    Author(s): Manoj Kumar, Bernhard Ersfeld, Jaeho Lee, Dohyun Park, Seungyun Kim, Inhyuk Nam, Minseok Kim, Seongjin Jeon, Dino A. Jaroszynski, Hyyong Suk, and Min Sup Hur A novel method is presented for generating radiation using the beat wave of a bifrequency laser pulse to excite plasma oscillations in a plasma slab that has a density gradient. The plasma wave is localized where it is excited resonantly and becomes a plasma oscillator that produces...

  • Resonant Emittance Mixing of Flat Beams in Plasma Accelerators

    Author(s): S. Diederichs, C. Benedetti, A. Ferran Pousa, A. Sinn, J. Osterhoff, C. B. Schroeder, and M. Thévenet Linear colliders rely on high-quality flat beams to achieve the desired event rate while avoiding potentially deleterious beamstrahlung effects. Here, we show that flat beams in plasma accelerators can be subject to quality degradation due to emittance mixing. This effect occurs when the beam partic… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 265003...

  • Laser Wakefield Acceleration of Ions with a Transverse Flying Focus

    Author(s): Zheng Gong, Sida Cao, John P. Palastro, and Matthew R. Edwards The extreme electric fields created in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions could generate energetic ions far more compactly than traditional accelerators. Despite this promise, laser-plasma accelerator experiments have been limited to maximum ion energies of $∼100\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{MeV}/\m… [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 265002] Published Fri Dec 27, 2024

  • Unambiguous Detection of High-Energy Vortex States via the Superkick Effect

    Author(s): Zhengjiang Li, Shiyu Liu, Bei Liu, Liangliang Ji, and Igor P. Ivanov A proposed method could detect vortex states of high-energy particles through a scattering phenomenon called a superkick. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 265001] Published Mon Dec 23, 2024

  • Matched Guiding and Controlled Injection in Dark-Current-Free, 10-GeV-Class, Channel-Guided Laser-Plasma Accelerators

    Author(s): A. Picksley, J. Stackhouse, C. Benedetti, K. Nakamura, H. E. Tsai, R. Li, B. Miao, J. E. Shrock, E. Rockafellow, H. M. Milchberg, C. B. Schroeder, J. van Tilborg, E. Esarey, C. G. R. Geddes, and A. J. Gonsalves A laser-driven electron accelerator delivers beams of ~10-GeV electrons—an approach that could lead to cheaper, more compact alternatives to large-scale x-ray sources and particle accelerators. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 255001...

  • Theoretical Coupling of Free-Flowing Ions and Magnetically Insulated Electrons

    Author(s): A. M. Darr and K. L. Cartwright Magnetic insulation of electrons prevents losses and can be applied to generating radiation or electron sources for high current and high power applications. Ion emission from the anode may degrade magnetic insulation. We develop equilibrium theory, self-consistently coupling magnetically insulated … [Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 245001] Published Fri Dec 13, 2024
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