Laser Diagnostics and Novel Analyses

Presentations

• Non resonant, four wave mixing diagnostics for the thermodynamic characterization of neutral, charged species and nanoparticles in plasma discharges.

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 2:12 PM

  Publication: Gabriel M. Flores Alfaro, Mikhail N. Shneider, Alexandros Gerakis; Analysis of an induced Langmuir wave by ponderomotive forces and its applicability for plasma diagnostics. Phys. Plasmas 1 September 2024; 31 (9): 090703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0222168
  
  Gabriel M. Flores Alfaro, Mikhail N. Shneider, Alexandros Gerakis; Coherent Brillouin scattering in weakly ionized plasmas; Manuscript in preparation

  Presenters

  • Alexandros Gerakis

    • Luxembourg Inst of Science and Technology

  Authors

  • Alexandros Gerakis

    • Luxembourg Inst of Science and Technology

  • Marios Kounalakis

    • Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology

  • Maria Mitrou

    • Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology

  • Gabriel Flores Alfaro

    • Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology

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• Reconstruction of 2D line-integrated electron density using angular filter refractometry and a fast marching Eikonal solver

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 2:12 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 2:24 PM

  Publication: B. McCluskey, J. Griff-McMahon, D. Haberberger, V. Valenzuela-Villaseca, H. Landsberger, and W. Fox. "Reconstruction of 2D line-integrated electron density using angular filter refractometry and a fast marching Eikonal solver." In preparation.

  Presenters

  • Brendan P McCluskey

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Brendan P McCluskey

    • Princeton University

  • Jesse Griff-McMahon

    • Princeton University

  • Daniel J Haberberger

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

  • Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca

    • Department of Astrophysical Sciences
    • Princeton University

  • Huws Y Landsberger

    • Princeton University

  • William R Fox

    • University of Maryland, College Park
    • University of Maryland

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• BicAn: An integrated, open-source framework for polyspectral analysis

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 2:24 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 2:36 PM

  Publication: We plan to submit a manuscript to Computer Physics Communications (CPC).

  Presenters

  • Gregory Allen Riggs

    • West Virginia University

  Authors

  • Gregory Allen Riggs

    • West Virginia University

  • Mark E Koepke

    • West Virginia University

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• Using Particle-in-Cell Simulations to Understand Space Charge Broadening in Pulse Dilation Drift Tubes

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 2:36 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas Wiiliam Ruof

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Nicholas Wiiliam Ruof

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ryan Revolinsky

    • University of Michigan

  • Clement A Trosseille

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Sabrina R Nagel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Transfer Learning Analysis of Collective and Non-Collective Thomson Scattering Spectra

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 2:48 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Timothy R Van Hoomissen

    • University of California, Los Angeles

  Authors

  • Timothy R Van Hoomissen

    • University of California, Los Angeles

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• Detecting electric fields using Rydberg electrometry in low temperature plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 3:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Mykhailo Vorobiov

    • William & Mary

  Authors

  • Mykhailo Vorobiov

    • William & Mary

  • Rob Behary

    • The College of William & Mary

  • Nicolas C DeStefano

    • William & Mary

  • Edward E Thomas

    • Auburn University
    • OCC

  • Saikat Chakraborty Thakur

    • Auburn University

  • Saskia Mordijck

    • William & Mary

  • Charles T Francher

    • The MITRE Corporation

  • Neel Malvania

    • The MITRE Corporation

  • Seth Aubin

    • William & Mary

  • Eugeniy Mikhailov

    • The College of William & Mary

  • Irina Novikova

    • The College of William & Mary

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• Single-shot videography of electron number density evolution in an atmospheric nanosecond gas discharge via interferometric FRAME

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 3:12 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 3:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Yupan Bao

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Yupan Bao

    • Princeton University

  • Vassily Kornienko

    • Lund University

  • Zhiyu Shi

    • Princeton University

  • Jinguo Sun

    • Lund University

  • Simon Ek

    • Lund University

  • Andreas Ehn

    • Lund University

  • Elias Kristensson

    • Lund University

  • Yiguang Ju

    • Princeton University

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• Spectral Model for Femtosecond Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Near-Vacuum Gases

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 3:24 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Matthew A Blackburn

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Matthew A Blackburn

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Elijah R Jans

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Nathan P Brown

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam M Steinberg

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Plasma field diagnostics based on Rydberg Electromagnetically Induced Transparency

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 3:36 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Bineet Kumar Dash

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Bineet Kumar Dash

    • University of Michigan

  • Xinyan Xiang

    • University of Michigan

  • Eric G Paradis

    • Eastern Michigan University

  • Georg A Raithel

    • University of Michigan

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• Characterization of Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters Using Incoherent Thomson Scattering

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 3:48 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Kyoungeun Lee

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Kyoungeun Lee

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Patrick A Holstine

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Sedina Tsikata

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Recent updates on the Thomson scattering diagnostic for the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak (SMART)

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Manjit Kaur

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  Authors

  • Manjit Kaur

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • David Peña-Arévalo

    • Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

  • James Clark

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Pilar Cano-Megias

    • Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

  • Sherwin Trieu

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Ahmed Diallo

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Eleonora Viezzer

    • Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
    • Department of Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, University of Seville, Av. Reina Mercedes, Seville, 41012, Spain

  • John W Berkery

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

  • Manuel Garcia-Munoz

    • Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
    • Universidad de Sevilla

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• Study of Viewing and Metrology performances on damaged plasma facing components and a full-scale ITER Divertor IVT using the prototype In-Vessel Viewing System diagnostic

  ORAL

  Nov. 20, 2025, 4:12 PM – Nov. 20, 2025, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Antoine Bourgade

    • Bertin Technologies

  Authors

  • Antoine Bourgade

    • Bertin Technologies

  • Philip Bates

    • Fusion for Energy

  • Gregory Wauters

    • Bertin Technologies

  • Mikael Argillier

    • Bertin Technologies

  • Jean Michel Poirier

    • Fusion for Energy

  • Eduard Mirabet

    • Fusion for Energy

  • Gregory Dubus

    • Fusion for Energy

  • Philippe Muriset

    • Fusion for Energy

  • Carlo Damiani

    • Fusion for Energy

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