{"title":"Editorial Announcing the 2025 Transactions on Plasma Science Best Paper Award","authors":"Edl Schamiloglu","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3588547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3588547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 9","pages":"2153-2160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11164803","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on Pulsed Power Science and Technology","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3606770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3606770","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 9","pages":"2513-2513"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11164932","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145059840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transactions on Plasma Science","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3603442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3603442","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 9","pages":"C2-C2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11164945","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145073302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on Plenary, Invited, Workshop on Pulsed Power for Fusion from PPPS-2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3606772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3606772","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 9","pages":"2514-2514"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11165124","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145061884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On Kink Modes and Low-n Kink β Limits in HL-2A Sawtooth Discharges","authors":"Yong Shen;Jiaqi Dong;Hongda He","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3604770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3604770","url":null,"abstract":"Kink mode is one of the most important macroinstabilities in sawtooth discharge. In this article, the nature of kink modes was investigated through a combination of HL-2A experiments and simulations. Multiple <bold><i>n</i></b> (toroidal mode number) kink branches were found in HL-2A sawtooth discharges. The distinct roles of different <bold><i>n</i></b>-kink modes in plasma instability were identified. The <bold><i>n</i></b> = 1 mode is identified as the dominant kink mode. The mode structure shrinks toward the center with an increase in <bold>n</b> value. The mode linear growth rate is not necessarily related to whether the mode dominates plasma. The weakening effect of the shorter wavelength and its higher internal localization partially offset the advantage of the higher <bold><i>n</i></b> mode in the global plasma instability. In practice, multiple <bold><i>n</i></b>-kink branches tend to be stable if <bold><i>n</i></b> = 1 mode is stable. Among the low-<italic><b>n</b></i> modes, the stability limits for <bold><i>n</i></b> <inline-formula> <tex-math>$gt$ </tex-math></inline-formula> 1 modes would not be lower than <bold><i>n</i></b> = 1 mode at <inline-formula> <tex-math>$mathbf {q}_{mathbf {0}}=mathbf {1.05}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and its adjacent areas, and the stability limits of <bold><i>n</i></b> = 1 and <bold>2</b> kink modes decrease with <inline-formula> <tex-math>$mathbf {q}_{mathbf {0}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and exhibit some linear relationships if a normally parabolic current density profile is considered, which hints for the determination of the operational <inline-formula> <tex-math>$boldsymbol {beta }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> for HL-2A sawtooth discharges.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 10","pages":"3129-3140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inverse Design Approach by Deep Learning for Thermally Modulated Graphene Supported Multi-Functional Bio-Sensor","authors":"Abhishek Kumar","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3602713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3602713","url":null,"abstract":"An electrically and thermally tunable absorber is designed using graphene and vanadium dioxide (VO<sub>2</sub>). A monolayer graphene sheet positioned on top acts as a multinarrowband resonator, with its voltage tunability capability allowing for controlled responses. Increasing the chemical potential of graphene results in wideband responses achieved at lower frequencies. A VO<sub>2</sub> layer is placed between the graphene and the back layer. At lower temperatures, VO<sub>2</sub> operates as a dielectric spacer, enabling multiband resonance. Below 300 K, the device functions as an ultranarrow multiband absorber, demonstrating remarkable sensitivity (<italic>S</i>) of 60 GHz/RIU, 60 GHz/RIU, and 210 GHz/RIU with quality factor (<italic>Q</i>) 84, 38, and 68, respectively. Its biosensing capabilities are explored, particularly its proficiency in detecting malaria and glucose with high sensing performance. This innovative configuration substitutes conventional dielectric spacers and introduces thermal tunability. As the temperature increases, the conductivity of VO<sub>2</sub> rises, transforming the device into a reflector.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 10","pages":"3187-3193"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Terahertz Band Traveling-Wave Tube Based on Folded-Waveguide Slow-Wave Structure With Multiple Sheet Beams","authors":"Yanan Ma;Fengying Lu;Rui Zhang;Yong Wang;Suye Lü","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3597344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3597344","url":null,"abstract":"A novel multiple sheet beams (MSBs) slow-wave structure (SWS), the horizontal multiple sheet beams folded-waveguide SWS (HMSB-FW SWS), was proposed for terahertz (THz) traveling-wave tubes (TWTs). This design aims to enhance the output power and meet the increasing demand for high-frequency and high-power THz radiation sources used in various applications. By utilizing MSB, the HMSB-FW SWS aims to improve the interaction between the electron beam and the electromagnetic wave. Compared with a vertical multiple sheet beams FW-SWS (VMSB-FW SWS), the HMSB-FW SWS offers a higher interaction impedance, leading to enhanced output power and gain. Simulation results indicate that the proposed HMSB-FW TWT exhibits significant improvements by over two times compared with the VMSB-FW TWT in amplification performance. Based on simulation results, with a magnetic field of 0.6 T and driven by an input signal at a frequency of 230 GHz, a saturated power of 100 W was obtained with a gain of 23 dB, an electron efficiency of 10%, and a 3-dB bandwidth of 20 GHz. Due to the limited fabrication accuracy at THz band, the FW-SWS requires specific tolerance and manufacturing compatibility. A study on zero-drive oscillations was performed to assess the stability of the proposed MSB-FW TWT.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 10","pages":"3179-3186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron-Beam Corkscrew Motion Through the Scorpius Injector","authors":"Carl Ekdahl","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3603453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3603453","url":null,"abstract":"Scorpius is a multipulse linear induction accelerator (LIA) under development for flash radiography. The injector uses 42 solenoids to transport the beam through more than 7 m before it enters the main accelerator. Therefore, the beam might be susceptible to corkscrew motion, which is exacerbated by beam energy spread and focusing magnet misalignments. For energy spread and alignment tolerances expected for Scorpius, a magnetic tune designed to transport a matched beam is shown to produce minimal corkscrew motion.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 10","pages":"3141-3143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and Simulation Investigations of Ultrawideband Metamaterial-Based Terahertz Absorber","authors":"Sahil Kumar;V. Sivavenkateswara Rao","doi":"10.1109/TPS.2025.3602494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2025.3602494","url":null,"abstract":"A simple, ultrawideband metamaterial-based perfect absorber is proposed, featuring a novel unit cell composed of three vanadium dioxide (VO<sub>2</sub>) rings strategically interrupted by rectangular cut outs. The multilayer structure consists of tetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) positioned between VO<sub>2</sub> and is backed by a gold (Au) ground plane, which acts as a reflective layer. The simulation results of the proposed unit cell predict that the absorption bandwidth of the proposed absorber is 4.93 terahertz (THz), spanning from 3.44 to 8.37 THz when VO<sub>2</sub> is in the conducting (metallic) state. Within this band, the structure also demonstrates angular stability and near unity (perfect) absorption at 4 and 6 THz, making it highly suitable for applications such as THz sensing, imaging, and stealth applications. The fractional bandwidth (FBW) of the absorber is found to be 83.4%. The electric field distribution and surface current density result at frequencies, namely, 2.5, 4, 6, and 8.24 THz are presented. Moreover, the sensitivity studies of the proposed design are explored for several geometric parameter variations and conductivities of the VO<sub>2</sub>, and the potential reasons behind the respective performance are presented.","PeriodicalId":450,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science","volume":"53 10","pages":"3205-3211"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}