Materials under high intensity femtosecond laser irradiation yield extreme material conditions called warm dense matter (WDM) with thermal energy comparable with the Fermi energy and the ion-ion coupling parameter exceeding unity. The WDM state exists in a variety of processes ranging from laser micromachining to inertial confinement fusion experiments. The WDM exists as transient states...
While holding the promise of meeting the large energy demands of the future, a practical energy producing fusion reactor has eluded humanity since it’s conception in the middle of the twentieth century. The difficulty can be partially attributed to the complicated behaviours of a plasma, the medium where fusion reactions take place. This talk will provide a theoretical framework and an...
Open axisymmetric converging-diverging magnetic field configurations, such as magnetic nozzles and magnetic mirrors, are widely employed in various plasma systems for fusion and propulsion applications. Supersonic plasma acceleration and thrust are the quantities of interest in these configurations. We perform two-dimensional (radial-axial) ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations, with an...
Measurements of several rare η and η′ decay channels will be carried out with an upgraded GlueX detector in Hall D as part of the Jefferson Lab Eta Factory (JEF) program. JEF will commence in late March 2025: the combination of highly-boosted η/η′ production, recoil proton detection, and a new fine-granularity high-resolution lead-tungstate insert in the GlueX forward calorimeter confers...
STOR-M (Saskatchewan TORus - Modified) is a small tokamak which began operation in 1987 and is currently the only operating tokamak in Canada. STOR-M’s core plasma parameters are similar to that of the edge region in modern tokamaks, such as WEST and ASDEX Upgrade. The most recent STOR-M campaigns have been dedicated towards plasma-dust interaction studies using pre-characterized tungsten...
