{"title":"Pulse Broadening Effect Based on the Focal Region Size in Plasma-Based Terahertz Sources","authors":"T. Shen, H. Wang, J. Zhang, J. Liu","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9812988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9812988","url":null,"abstract":"There is an issue throughout the research of the THz generation mechanism. The pump laser pulse duration in the experiment is on the order of femtoseconds, but the radiated THz pulse duration reaches the order of picoseconds. [1] It is interpreted as relaxation of carrier momentum in the photoconductive antenna method. [2] As for the plasma-based THz radiation, we believe that the spatial propagation of the laser pulse is responsible for this phenomenon. For a long pulse, the pulse length is much larger than the focal region; hence, the focal region can be treated as a point and classical breakdown model should be employed. When the pulse duration approaches the femtosecond regime, the pulse will not fill the entire focal region and instead occupies only a small fraction of the focal region at any given instant; Thus, a femtosecond breakdown model should be employed. [3] This model can explain the pulse broadening phenomenon in the terahertz generation. However, it indicates some kind of frequency conversion from a spatial perspective.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115141134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. D. Griffin, C. M. Carmichael, P. Adamson, L. Matthews, T. Hyde
{"title":"An Experimental Investigation of Charging Methods on the Lunar Surface","authors":"G. D. Griffin, C. M. Carmichael, P. Adamson, L. Matthews, T. Hyde","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9812984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9812984","url":null,"abstract":"The surface of the moon may be regarded as a charged environment producing dust particle transport as evidenced by the “Lunar Horizon Glow” observed by the Apollo astronauts. It has been theorized that charged dust lofting is responsible for this phenomenon with one possible charging mechanism being photoelectron emission. However, additional charging mechanisms also exist when human activity is introduced into the environment. As such, a proper understanding of charged dust dynamics is essential for extended human habitation on the moon. This poster will present a preliminary study performed in a GEC reference cell investigating various lunar dust charging mechanisms.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115627156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards an Integrated Plasma Perception System for Stabilized Z-Pinch Experiments","authors":"A. D. Stepanov","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813230","url":null,"abstract":"Modern plasma experiments generate copious data, but the problem of how to leverage data quantity to improve inference quality remains unsolved. The inference task can be generalized to finding an unknown vector-valued function of space and time ΠΛ ( x ,t) = [ρ, v , T, B , …]( x ,t) that carries all the relevant information about the plasma (density, velocity, etc.). Most often, ΠΛ has to be inferred from indirect diagnostic measurements like chord integrated spectroscopy, resulting in ill-posed inverse problems in the absence of regularization constraints. Most notably, these must include the laws of physics in PDE form. The proposed integrated plasma perception system uses deep neural networks to model ΠΛ ( x ,t). By comparing synthetic diagnostic signals computed from ΠΛ to actual diagnostic data, the ΠΛ network can be trained to become the solution to the inverse problem. In addition, the error-free differentiability of neural nets allows for straightforward application of PDE constraints.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115681911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Wende, Z. Nasri, J. Striesow, M. Ravandeh, K. Weltmann, Sander Bekeschus, T. Woedtke
{"title":"Is Biomolecule Oxidation by Plasma-Derived Reactive Species Restricted to the Gas-Liquid Interphase?","authors":"K. Wende, Z. Nasri, J. Striesow, M. Ravandeh, K. Weltmann, Sander Bekeschus, T. Woedtke","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813129","url":null,"abstract":"Biomolecules such as amino acids, lipids, and proteins are relevant targets for reactive species due to the presence of sensitive chemical structures, such as electron-rich heteroatoms, (conjugated) double bonds, or aromatic rings. In plasma medicine, the successful application of plasmas for curative or preventive measures has been established. Besides electrical fields, predominantly reactive oxygen and nitrogen species were attributed to be most relevant for the observed effects. While it is accepted that long-lived species such as hydrogen peroxide can penetrate into (model) tissues, the fate of atomic and singlet oxygen or peroxynitrite remains to be clarified. Starting from amino acids (tyrosine, cysteine) and phospholipids (POPC), we found distinctive oxidation products and could show the incorporation of gas-and liquid phase derived atoms indicative for gas-liquid interphase reactions. Via model peptides, isolated proteins, and complex protein samples a site and sub-structure specificity of plasma-derived reactive species could be shown. In catalase, phospholipase, or filamentary proteins, the newly introduced chemical modifications modulated protein activity and recognition and subsequently changed cell physiology. Accordingly, it can be stated that the oxidative modification of biomolecules is a regular event in plasma medicine that modulates or even controls downstream physiologic processes.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116975017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. O'Neill, J. Chittenden, A. Crilly, J. Moody, D. Strozzi, C. Walsh
{"title":"Modeling High-Yield Magnetized Implosions on the National Ignition Facility","authors":"S. O'Neill, J. Chittenden, A. Crilly, J. Moody, D. Strozzi, C. Walsh","doi":"10.1109/icops45751.2022.9813298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icops45751.2022.9813298","url":null,"abstract":"Current experiments taking place at the National Ignition Facility are using magnetic fields of ~26 T to pre-magnetize indirectly driven gas filled capsules (symcaps) [1] . Reduction of thermal conduction due to these fields has been observed to enhance ion temperature (Ti) and neutron yield. Simulations of these experiments show that Ti is likely to be enhanced by ~1 keV and yields by a factor of ~2. Application of magnetic fields to high-yield cryogenic capsules, such as the recent NIF record yield shot, could lead to significant enhancements to fusion energy output. Simulations have been carried out using ‘Chimera’ a 3D radiation-magnetohydrodynamics code to investigate key physics questions relating to these experiments. These include changes to shock propagation and implosion shape; the impact of fields on hotspot ignition, including alpha particle magnetization; and the possible impact of magnetic fields on burn propagation in ICF capsules.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"464 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127209267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. M. Mongey, R. Brady, E. Sokell, B. Delaney, F. O’Reilly
{"title":"High Resolution Imaging of Laser Plasmas Revealing the Effects of Laser Spot Size on Plasma Emission","authors":"K. M. Mongey, R. Brady, E. Sokell, B. Delaney, F. O’Reilly","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813338","url":null,"abstract":"Laser plasmas can produce a high flux of soft x-ray radiation from a small volume, making them ideal for illumination for applications such as in EUV nano-lithography [1] and in cell imaging via soft x-ray tomography [2] .","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127333536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Bhattacharya, J. McClarin, B. Sainz, A. Yue, I. Wolstenholme, M. Cannon, G. Herrera, L. Gaffney, A. Darr, N. Karaulac, G. Rughoobur, W. Chern, A. Garner, A. Akinwande, J. Browning
{"title":"Electron beam Propagation Analysis of a Simple, Planar Crossed-Field Structure","authors":"R. Bhattacharya, J. McClarin, B. Sainz, A. Yue, I. Wolstenholme, M. Cannon, G. Herrera, L. Gaffney, A. Darr, N. Karaulac, G. Rughoobur, W. Chern, A. Garner, A. Akinwande, J. Browning","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813328","url":null,"abstract":"Electron beam stability in the crossed-field gap in terms of magnetic (B) field, magnetic field tilt 1 , and applied voltage 2 have not been studied thoroughly except for a few 1-D theoretical works 1,2 . In this research, we will analyze electron beam propagation and perturbation experimentally, and then the results will be compared with prior theoretical, and simulation works. The planar geometry contains an anode (150 mm long, and 100 wide), sole electrode, gated field emission cathode, and collector. The anode-sole gap was fixed at 20 mm . A B-field of up to 250 Gauss was applied perpendicularly by two Helmholtz coils. A -3 kV DC voltage was applied to the sole, and the anode was biased at 0 V. An in-house developed driver circuit for current emission and data acquisition, was used. The injected beam source is comprised of five gated field emitter arrays (GFEAs) 3 . These GFEAs were arranged to provide uniform electron emission. Each GFEA is capable of producing a field emission current of ≈ 4 mA for a total beam current of ≈ 20 mA, for a gate pulse of 50V. The experimental results show a nominal match with the theory and simulation 4 in terms of magnetic field of 0 T to 0.02 T and magnetic field tilt of 1° to 5°. Experiments are ongoing to further elucidate this behavior.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124975203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multipactor Suppression using Multitone Signals","authors":"M. Mirmozafari, N. Behdad, J. Booske","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813072","url":null,"abstract":"We present various multitone radio frequency (RF) excitations to partially or fully suppress the multipactor susceptible zone of a microstripline structure. We study two-tone and more than two-tone RF excitations. The constituting components of the multitone signal differ in amplitude, frequency, and phase, creating a large set of multitone excitations. Our initial investigations show partial shrinkage of the multipactor zone with two-tone RF excitation and we hypothesize that there are certain arrangements of relative amplitude, phase, and frequencies either with two-tone or more than two-tone RF signals that result in full suppression of multipactor. We investigate the multipactor susceptibility charts subject to a certain RF excitation using our developed agile semi-analytic approach [1] . This model was originally developed for a single-tone sinusoidal RF signal and we extended it to include multitone signals as well. We will validate our predictions using our broadband, high-power multipactor experimental apparatus [2] . This setup features several local multipactor sensors and a global sensor to repeatedly and reliably detect multipactor in different stages with different multipactor test conditions. The outcome of this research can help identify multitone multipactor suppression techniques that do not need geometrical modifications while supporting high-rate data transfer in satellite communications.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125958477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From 25 Years of Fusion at Z Onward to the Next Generation of Pulsed Power","authors":"D. Sinars","doi":"10.1109/icops45751.2022.9813051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/icops45751.2022.9813051","url":null,"abstract":"The Sandia Z facility has the world’s largest pulsed power machine and includes the multi-kJ Z-Beamlet laser. Z has been used for inertial confinement fusion research for over 25 years, in addition to supporting other high energy density science [1] . Until 2006, wire array z-pinches were used to produce the highest soft x-ray power and total x-ray energy of any laboratory facility at the time using two differet indirectdrive fusion concepts. These remain of future interest, but the largest uncertainty in scaling is the capsule physics that is best addressed using the National Ignition Facility. Today, research on Z is studying the use of magnetic pressure to directly compress solid liners containing fusion fuel [2] , such as the Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) concept that demonstrated the fundamental principles of magnetoinertial fusion in the laboratory [3] .","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"496 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123428485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Precise Surface Modification of Insulating Materials by Nanosecond Pulse Excited Micro-Plasma Jets","authors":"X. Guan, X. Zhu, M. Li, Z. Fang","doi":"10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOPS45751.2022.9813274","url":null,"abstract":"With the widespread use of high-voltage and high-power power electronic devices with wide-bandgap materials, the insulating properties of their packaging have gradually become a research hotspot. Currently, the packaging insulation is mainly improved by means of geometric structure design, dielectric constant regulating and material modification. However, the solid-solid micro-interface existed in packaging structure causes electric field concentration and partial discharge, eventually leading to the breakdown of insulation. A precise and reliable processing is required for the micro-interface without damaging other devices to improve the reliability of the insulation. In this paper, an atmospheric pressure micro-plasma jet driven by nanosecond pulsed power was established, and siloxane precursor was introduced to form the enhanced film at the interface between the insulating layer and the metal. The results show that the width of plasma plume is controlled to hundreds of microns and the length is about tens of millimeters, which fully meets the need for the precise modification. Furthermore, the micro-treated-area on resin surface shows good hydrophobicity and electrical insulating properties, which contributes to the application of micro-plasma jets in precise surface modification.","PeriodicalId":175964,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)","volume":"221 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125407652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}