Publications
R.S. Dorst, A. Le, C.G. Constantin, D.J. Larson, J.J. Pilgram, S. Vincena, S.K.P. Tripathi, M.M. Cowee, D. Winske, D.B. Schaeffer, and C. Niemann
Laboratory Demonstration of Collisionless Blob Formation via Laser-produced Plasma Self-Focusing
Physical Review Letters 134, 055101 (2025)
J.J. Pilgram, C.G. Constantin, H. Zhang, P. Tzeferacos, T.G. Bachmann, L. Rovige, P.V. Heuer, M.B.P. Adams, S. Ghazaryan, M. Kaloyan, R.S. Dorst, M.J.-E. Manuel, and C. Niemann
Two-dimensional Thomson scattering measurements of misaligned elecron density and temperature gradients and associated Biermann battery produced fields
Physics of Plasmas 31, 042113 (2024)
S. Eisenbach, D.A. Mariscal, R.S. Dorst, T. Van Hoomissen, A.M. Ortiz, H. Zhang, J.J. Pilgram, C.G. Constantin, L. Rovige, P.V. Heuer, D.B. Schaeffer, and C. Niemann
Machine learning analysis of high-repetition-rate two-dimensional Thomson scattering spectra from laser-produced plasmas
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 58, 035202 (2024)
L. Rovige, F.D. Cruz, R.S. Dorst, J.J. Pilgram, C.G. Constantin, S. Vincena, F. Cruz, L.O. Silva, C. Niemann, and D.B. Schaeffer
Laboratory Study of Magnetic Reconnection in Lunar-relevant Mini-magnetosphere
The Astrophysical Journal 969, 124 (2024)
H. Zhang, J.J. Pilgram, C.G. Constantin, L. Rovige, P.V. Heuer, S. Ghazaryan, M. Kaloyan, R.S. Dorst, D.B. Schaeffer, and C. Niemann
Two-Dimensional Thomson Scattering in Laser-Produced Plasmas
Instruments 7, 25 (2023)
R. S. Dorst, D. B. Schaeffer, A. Le, J. J. Pilgram, C. G. Constantin, S. Vincena, S. P. Tripathi, D. Winske, D. Larson, M. Cowee, and C. Niemann
High repetition rate mapping of the interaction between a laser plasma and magnetized background plasma via laser induced fluorescence
Physics of Plasmas 29, 082113 (2022)
J.J Pilgram, M.B.P. Adams, C.G. Constantin, P.V. Heuer, S. Ghazaryan, M. Kaloyan, R.S. Dorst, D.B. Schaeffer, P. Tzeferacos, and C. Niemann
High repetition rate exploration of the Biermann battery effect in laser produced plasmas over large spatial regions
High Power Laser Science and Engineering 10, 02000e13 (2022)
D.B. Schaeffer, F.D. Cruz, R.S. Dorst, F. Cruz, P.V. Heuer, C.G. Constantin, P. Pribyl, C. Niemann, L.O. Silva, and A. Bhattacharjee
Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas.I. Experimental platform and first results
Physics of Plasmas 29, 032902 (2022)
P.V. Heuer, M.S. Weidl, R.S. Dorst, D.B. Schaeffer, S.K.P. Tripathi, S. Vincena, C.G. Constantin, C. Niemann, L.B. Wilson, and D. Winske
Laboratory Observations of Ultra-low-frequency Analog Waves Driven by the Right-hand Resonant Ion Beam Instability
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 891, L11 (2020)
P.V. Heuer, M.S. Weidl, R.S. Dorst, D.B. Schaeffer, A.S. Bondarenko, S.K.P. Tripathi, B. Van Compernolle, S. Vincena, C.G. Constantin, C. Niemann, and D. Winske
Observations of a field-aligned ion/ion-beam instability in a magnetized laboratory plasma
Physics of Plasmas 25, 032104 (2018)
A.S. Bondarenko,D.B. Schaeffer, E.T. Everson, S.E. Clark, B.R. Lee, C.G. Constantin, S. Vincena, B. Van Compernolle, S.K.P. Tripathi, D. Winske, and C. Niemann
Collisionless momentum transfer in space and astrophysical explosions
Nature Physics 13 (2017)
A.S. Bondarenko,D.B. Schaeffer, E.T. Everson, S.E. Clark, B.R. Lee, C.G. Constantin, S. Vincena, B. Van Compernolle, S.K.P. Tripathi, D. Winske, and C. Niemann
Laboratory study of collisionless coupling between explosive debris plasma and magnetized ambient plasma
Physics of Plasmas 24, 082110 (2017)
C. Niemann, W. Gekelman, C.G. Constantin, E.T. Everson, D.B. Schaeffer, A.S. Bondarenko, S.E. Clark, D. Winske, S. Vincena, B. Van Compernolle
Observation of collisionless shocks in a large current-free laboratory plasma
Geophysical Research Letter, 41 2014GL061820 (2014)
D.B. Schaeffer, E.T. Everson, A.S. Bondarenko, S.E. Clark, C.G. Constantin, S. Vincena, B. Van Compersnolle, S.K.P. Tripathi, D. Winske, W. Gekelman, C. Niemann
a href="http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/pop/21/5/10.1063/1.4876608">Laser-driven, magnetized quasi-perpendicular collisionless shocks on the Large
Plasma Device
Physics of Plasmas 21, 056312 (2014)
C. Niemann, W. Gekelman, C.G. Constantin, E.T. Everson, D.B. Schaeffer, S.E. Clark, D. Winske, A.B. Zylstra, P. Pribyl, S.K.P. Tripathi, D. Larson, S.H. Glenzer, A.S. Bondarenko
Dynamics of exploding plasmas in a large magnetized plasma
Physics of Plasmas 20, 012108 (2013)
D.B. Schaeffer, E.T. Everson, D. Winske, C.G. Constantin, A.S. Bondarenko, L.A. Morton, K.A. Flippo, D.S. Montgomery, S.A. Gaillard, C. Niemann
Generation of magnetized collisionless shocks by a novel, laser-driven magnetic piston
Physics of Plasmas 19, 070702 (2012)
D.B. Schaeffer, D.S. Montgomery, A.S. Bondarenko, L.A. Morton, R.P. Johnson, T. shimada, C.G. Constantin, E.T. Everson, S.A. Letzring, A.S. Gaillard, K.A. Flippo, S.H. Glenzer, C. Niemann
Thomson scattering measurements of temperature and density in a low-density, laser-driven magnetized plasma
Journal of Instrumentation 7, P02002 (2012)
G. Gregori, A. Ravasio, C.D. Murphy, K. Schaar, A. Baird, A.R. Bell, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, R. Bingham, C. Constantin, R.P. Drake, M. Edwards, E.T. Everson, C.D. Gregory, Y. Kuramitsu, W. Lau, J. Mithen, C. Niemann, H.S. Park, B.A. Remington, B. Reville, A.P.L. Robinson, D.D. Ryutov, Y. Sakawa, S. Yang, N.C. Woolsey, M. Koenig, F. Miniati
Generation of scaled protogalactiv seed magnetic fields in laser-produced shock waves
Nature 481, 480 (2012)
C. Niemann, A. Bondarenko, C. Constantin, E. Everson, K. Flippo, S. Gaillard, R. Johnson, S. Letzring, D. Montgomery, L. Morton, D. Schaeffer, T. Shimada, D. Winske
Collisionless Shocks in a Large Magnetized Laser-Plasma Plume
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 39(11), 2406 (2011)
A. Pelka, G. Gregori, D. Gericke, J. Vorberger, S. Glenzer, M. Guenther, K. Harres, R. Heathcote, A. Kritcher, N. Kugland, B. Li, M. Makita, J. Mithen , D. Neely, C. Niemann, A. Otten, D. Riley, G. Schaumann, M. Schollmeier, An. Tauschwitz, M. Roth
Ultrafast Melting of Carbon Induced by Intense Proton Beams
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 265701 (2010)
J. Moody, P. Datte, K. Krauter, E. Bond, P. Michel, S. Glenzer, L. Divol, C. Niemann, L. Suter, N. Meezan, B. McGowan, R. Hibbard, R. London, J. Kilkenny, R. Wallace, J. Kline, K. Knittel, G. Frieders, B. Golick, G. Ross, K. Widmann, J. Jackson, S. Vernon, T. Clancy
Backscatter measurements from NIF ignition targets
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 81, 10D921 (2010)
P. Neumayer, C. Fortmann, T. Doeppner, P. Davis, R. Falcone, A. Kritcher, O. Landen, H.J. Lee, R. Lee, C. Niemann, S. LePape, S. Glenzer
Plasmons in Strongly Coupled Shock-Compressed Matter
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 075003 (2010)
M. Roth, I. Alber, V. Bagnoud, C. Brown, R. Clarke, H. Daido, J. Fernandez, K. Flippo, S. Gaillard, C. Gauthier, M. Geissel, S. Glenzer, G. Gregori, M. Gunther, K. Harres, R. Heathcote, A. Kritcher, N. Kugland, S. LePape, B. Li, M. Makita, J. Mithen, C. Niemann, F. Nurnberg, D. Offermann, A. Otten, A. Pelka, D. Riley, G. Schaumann, M. Schollmeier, J. Schutrumpf, M. Tampo, A. Tauchwitz, An. Tauschwitz
Proton acceleration experiments and warm dense matter research using
high power lasers
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 51(12), 124039 (2009)
N. Kugland, G. Gregori, S. Bandyopadhyay, C. Brenner, C. Brown, C. Constantin, S. Glenzer, F. Khattak, A. Kritcher, C. Niemann, A. Otten, J. Pasley, A. Pelka, M. Roth, C. Spindloe, D. Riley
Evolution of elastic x-ray scattering in laser-shocked warm dense lithium
Phys. Rev. E 80, 066406 (2009)
E. Everson, P. Pribyl, C. Constantin, Z. Zylstra, D. Schaeffer, N. Kugland, and C. Niemann
Design, construction, and calibration of a three-axis, high-frequency magnetic probe as a
diagnostic for exploding plasmas
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 80, 113505 (2009)
J.D. Moody, L. Divol, D.H. Froula, S.H. Glenzer, G. Gregori, R.K. Kirkwood, A. Mackinnon, N. Meezan, C. Niemann, L.J. Suter, R. Bahr, W. Seka
Control of 2w (527 nm) stimulated Raman scattering in a steep density gradient plasma
Phys. Plasmas 16, 062704 (2009)
C. Brown, S. James, F. Beg, C. Constantin, R. Daskalova, R. Edwards, R. Freeman, D. Higginson, J. Morton, C. Niemann, D. Riley, B. Thomas, L. van Woerkom, D. Hoarty, S. Rose, G. Gregori
Radiation and Hot Electron Temperature Measurements of Short-Pulse Laser Driven Hohlraums
High Energy Density Physics 5(3), 212 (2009)
C. Constantin, W. Gekelman, P. Pribyl, E. Everson, D. Schaeffer, N. Kugland, R. Presura, S. Neff, C. Plechaty, S. Vincena, A. Collette, S. Tripathi, M. Villagran Muniz, and C. Niemann
Collisionless interaction of an energetic laser produced plasma with a large magnetoplasma
Astrophys Space Sci 322, 155-159 (2009)
E. Dewald, M. Rosen, S. Glenzer, L. Suter, F. Girard, J. Jadaud, J. Schein, C. Constantin, F. Wagon, G. Huser, P. Neumeyer, O. Landen
X-ray conversion efficiency of high-Z hohlraum wall materials for indirect drive ignition
Phys. Plasmas 15, 072706 (2008)
N.L. Kugland, C.G. Constantin, P. Neumayer, H.K. Chung, A. Collette, E.L. Dewald, D.H. Froula, S.H. Glenzer, A. Kemp, A.L. Kritcher, J.S. Ross, C. Niemann
High K-alpha x-ray conversion efficiency from extended source gas jet targets irradiated by ultra short laser pulses
Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 241504 (2008)
M.J. May, M.B. Schneider, S.B. Hansen, H.K. Chung, D.E. Hinkel, H.A. Baldis, C. Constantin,
X-ray spectral measurements and collisional-radiative modeling of hot, gold plasmas at the omega laser
High Energy Density Physics 4, 3-4, 78 (2008)
C. Niemann, R.L. Berger, L. Divol, D.H. Froula, O. Jones, R.K. Kirkwood, N. Meezan, J.D. Moody, J. Ross, C. Sorce, L.J. Suter, S.H. Glenzer
Green Frequency-Doubled Laser-Beam Propagation in High-Temperature Hohlraum Plasmas
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 045002 (2008)
M. Schneider, D. Hinkel, S. Moon, S. Hansen, H. Baldis, C. Austrheim-Smith, G. Brown, K. Campbell, H.-K. Chung, K. Cone, C. Constantin, V.Yu. Glebov, J. Holder, G. Holland, D. James, A. Langdon, R. Lee, M. May, S. Roberts, J. Schein, J. Seely, W. Seka, R. Shepherd, M. Singh, C. Sorce, R. Turner, F. Weber, K. Widmann, B. Young
Development of a thermal X-radiation source using "hot" hohlraums
High Energy Density Physics 3, 256 (2007)
R.K. Kirkwood, E. Dewald, C. Niemann, N. Meezan, S.C. Wilks, D.W. Price, O.L. Landen, J. Wurtele, A.E. Charman, R. Lindberg, N.J. Fisch, V.M. Malkin, E.O. Valeo
Amplification of an ultrashort pulse laser by stimulated Raman scattering of a 1 ns pulse in a low density plasma
Physics of Plasmas 14, 113109 (2007)
S. H. Glenzer, D. H. Froula, L. Divol, M. Dorr, R. L. Berger, S. Dixit, B. A. Hammel, C. Haynam, J. A. Hittinger, J. P. Holder, O. S. Jones, D. H. Kalantar, O. L. Landen, A. B. Langdon, S. Langer, B. J. MacGowan, A. J. Mackinnon, N. Meezan, E. I. Moses, C. Niemann, C. H. Still, L. J. Suter, R. J. Wallace, E. A. Williams, B. K. F. Young
Experiments and multiscale simulations of laser propagation through ignition-scale plasmas
Nature Physics, 3, 716 (2007)
N.B. Meezan, R.L. Berger, L. Divol, D.H. Froula, D.E. Hinkel, O.S. Jones, R.A. London, J.D. Moody, M.M. Marinak, C. Niemann, P.B. Neumayer, S.T. Prisbrey, J.S. Ross, E.A. Williams, S.H. Glenzer, L.J. Suter
Role of hydrodynamics simulations in laser-plasma interaction predictive
capability
Physics of Plasmas 14, 056304 (2007)
A.L. Kritcher, P. Neumayer, M.K. Urry, H. Robey, C. Niemann, O.L. Landen, E. Morse, S.H. Glenzer
K-alpha conversion efficiency measurements for X-ray scattering in inertial confinement fusion plasmas
High Energy Density Physics, Volume 3, Issues 1-2, 156-162 (2007)
A.J. Mackinnon, C. Niemann, K. Piston, G. Holtmeier, T. McCarville, G. Jones, I. Reinbachs, R. Costa, J. Celeste, R. Griffith, R.K. Kirkwood, B.J. MacGowan, S.H. Glenzer
Qualification of a near backscatter imaging system on the National Ignition Facility
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 10E529 (2006)
E.L. Dewald, O.L. Landon, L.J. Suter, J. Schein, J. Holder, K. Campbell, S.H. Glenzer, J.W. McDonald, C. Niemann, A.J. Mackinnon, M.S. Schneider, C. Haynam, D. Hinkel, B.A. Hammel
First hohlraum drive studies on the National Ignition Facility
Physics of Plasmas 13, 056315/1-8 (2006)
G. Gregori, S.H. Glenzer, H.K. Chung, D.H. Froula, R.W. Lee, N.B. Meezan, J.D. Moody, C. Niemann, O.L. Landen, B. Holst, R. Redmer, S. Regan, H. Sawada
Measurement of the carbon ionization balance in high temperature plasma mixtures by temporally resolved x-ray scattering
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 99(1-3), 225-237 (2006)
E.L. Dewald, S.H. Glenzer, O.L. Landen, L.J. Suter, O.S. Jones, J. Schein, D. Froula, L. Divol, K. Campbell, M.S. Schneider, J. Holder, P.W. McDonald, C. Niemann, A.J. Mackinnon, B.A. Hammel
First laser-plasma interaction and hohlraum experiments on the National Ignition Facility
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 47, Sp. Iss. SI Suppl. 12B (2005)
R. Kirkwood, E. Williams, B. Cohen, L. Divol, M. Dorr, J. Hittinger, A. Langdon, C. Niemann, J. Moody, L. Suter, O. Landen
Saturation of power transfer between two copropagating laser beams by ion-wave scattering in a single-species plasma
Physics of Plasmas 12, 112701 (2005)
C. Niemann, L. Divol, D.H. Froula, G. Gregori, R.K. Kirkwood, A.J. MacKinnon, N.B. Meezan, J.D. Moody, C. Sorce, L.J. Suter, R. Bahr, W. Seka, S. Glenzer
Intensity Limits for Propagation of 0.527 um Laser Beams through Large-Scale-Length Plasmas for Inertial Confinement Fusion
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 085005 (2005)
PHD Theses
Reports. Mini-theses.
Rey Lopez, Development of a pulsed magnetic coil, Center for Academic and Research Excellence Progress Report (2010)
Wesley Yeh, Design of a programmable logic controller based laser-safety interlock, Mini Research Report (2006)
“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.”
- Richard P. Feynman.
