Berkeley Lab

2017 Publications

Cover of reportClick to download Report of Workshop on Laser Technology for k-BELLA and Beyond (September 2017).

The topic of the workshop, held at LBNL May 9-11, was near- and long-term technology prospects for ultrafast lasers that could operate in the multi-kW to even tens-of-kW average power range. Such laser performance is needed for k-BELLA, further stepping stones to a laser-plasma accelerator relevant to high-energy physics, and spinoff benefits en route.

Accelerator Modeling Program

G. Blaclard, H. Vincenti, R. Lehe, J.L. Vay, “Pseudospectral Maxwell solvers for an accurate modeling of Doppler harmonic generation on plasma mirrors with Particle-In-Cell codes”, Physical Review E 96, 17 (11 September 2017), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978350

Kilean Hwang and Ji Qiang, “Beam dynamics simulation of a double pass proton linear accelerator,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 040401 (3 April 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.040401


Zh.C. Liu (IHEP, Beijing); Ji Qiang (LBNL), “Symplectic Multi-Particle Tracking Using Cuda,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 3756.

J. Qiang, “A Fast Numerical Integrator for Relativistic Charged Particle Tracking,” Nucl. Instrum. Methods A (online 12 April 2017), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.04.015.

J. Qiang, “Comparison of Symplectic PIC, Symplectic Gridless Particle, and Non-Symplectic PIC for Long Term Space-Charge Simulation,” talk at the Space-Charge Workshop 2017 (Oct. 4-6, 2017, TUD, Darmstadt, Germany), no Proceedings published; slides available here.

J. Qiang, “Symplectic multiparticle tracking model for self-consistent space-charge simulation,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 014203 (23 January 2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.014203

J. Qiang, “High Resolution Beam Modeling and Optimization with IMPACT,” invited talk, Computational Accelerator Physics Session, 2017 American Physical Society April Meeting (January 28-31, 2017, Washington D.C.), http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/APR17/Session/H7.2 (abstract only; no Proceedings published).

Yue Tao (IMP-Lanzhou, LBNL, and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences): Ji Qiang (corresponding author) and Kilean Hwang (LBNL), “Overtaking collision effects in a cw double-pass proton linac,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 124202 (4 August 2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.124202

Y. Tao, K. Hwang, J. Qiang, “Space charge effects of catch-up collision in a CW double-pass proton linac,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 2429.

J.-L. Vay, “WARP-X: a new exascale computing platform for Beam-Plasma Simulations”, invited talk, Computational Accelerator Physics Session, 2017 American Physical Society April Meeting (January 28-31, 2017, Washington D.C.), http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/APR17/Session/H7.3 (abstract only; no Proceedings published).

J.-L. Vay and R. Lehe, “Simulations for Plasma and Laser Acceleration”, Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology 9 (2016) pp. 165-186; http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1793626816300085


J. Wu (SLAC); N. Hu (Valley Christian High School, San Jose, CA); H. Setiawan (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University); X. Huang, T. Raubenheimer (SLAC); Y. Jiao (Institute for High Energy Physics, Beijing, PRC); G. Yu (Columbia University); A. Mandleka (Cal Tech); S. Spampinati (Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy); K. Fang (SLAC); C. Chu (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, Michigan State University); J. Qiang (LBNL), “Multi-dimensional optimization of a terawatt seeded tapered Free Electron Laser with a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm,” Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 846 (21 February 2017), pp. 56-63, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.11.035


Invited talks without a publishing opportunity

C. Mitchell, “Simulating Collective Effects in IOTA,” Workshop on Methods in Collective and Nonlinear Effects in Bright Charged Particle Beams (University of Chicago, Oct. 27-28, 2017).

J. Qiang, “Comparison of Symplectic PIC, Symplectic Gridless Particle, and Non-Symplectic PIC for Long Term Space-Charge Simulation,” Space-Charge 2017 Workshop (Oct. 4-6, 2017, TUD, Darmstadt, Germany).

J.-L. Vay, “The LBNL Accelerator Code Group,” Workshop on Methods in Collective and Nonlinear Effects in Bright Charged Particle Beams (University of Chicago, Oct. 27-28, 2017).

Accelerator Physics for the Advanced Light Source; Advanced Photoinjector Experiment; and Free-Electron Laser Programs

A.J. DeMello, D. Arbelaez, D. Bianculli, A.P. Brown, J.N. Corlett, J.R. Dougherty, D.E. Humphries, J.-Y. Jung, M. Leitner, S. Marks, K.A. McCombs, K.L. Ray, D.A. Sadlier, D. Schlueter, E.J. Wallén, “Engineering Optimization of The Support Structure and Drive System for the LCLS-II Soft X-Ray Undulator Segments,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1602).


Z. Ding (Stony Brook University); S. Karkare, J. Feng, D. Filippetto, M. Johnson, S. Virostek, F. Sannibale, J. Nasiatka (LBNL); M. Gaowei, J. Sinsheimer (BNL); E. Muller (Stony Brook University); J. Smedley (BNL); H. Padmore (LBNL), “Temperature-dependent quantum efficiency degradation of K-Cs-Sb bialkali antimonide photocathodes grown by a triple-element codeposition method,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 113401 (9 November 2017), 113401, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.11340

S. De Santis, J.M. Byrd, T.H. Luo, G.C. Pappas, C. Steier, C.A. Swenson, W.L. Waldron, “Bench Measurements and Beam Tests of a Prototype Stripline Kicker for Swap-Out Injection in the ALS-U,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1599.

M. Leitner, D. Arbelaez, A.J. Band, D. Bianculli, A.P. Brown, J.N. Corlett, A.J. DeMello, J.R. Dougherty, L. Garcia Fajardo, K. Hanzel, M. Hoyt, D.E. Humphries, D. Jacobs, C. Joiner, J.-Y. Jung, D. Leitner, S. Marks, K.A. McCombs, D.V. Munson, K.L. Ray, D.A. Sadlier, J.J. Savino, D. Schlueter, E.J. Wallén, V. Waring, A. Zikmund (LBNL); C.J. Andrews, D.E. Bruch, A.L. Callen, G. Janša, S. Jansson, K.R. Lauer, Yu.I. Levashov, D.S. Martinez-Galarce, B.D. McKee, H.-D. Nuhn, Ž. Oven, M. Rowen, Z.R. Wolf (SLAC), “Hard x-ray and soft x-ray undulator segments for the linear coherent light source upgrade (LCLS-II) projects,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1605.

S. Persichelli, J.M. Byrd, S. De Santis, D. Li, T.H. Luo, C. Steier, M. Venturini, “Impedance and Collective Effects for the Advanced Light Source Upgrade at LBNL,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 3192.

K.L. Ray, D. Arbelaez, A.J. Band, D. Bianculli, A.P. Brown, J.N. Corlett, A.J. DeMello, J.R. Dougherty, L. Garcia Fajardo, K. Hanzel, D.E. Humphries, J.-Y. Jung, D. Leitner, M. Leitner, S. Marks, K.A. McCombs, D.V. Munson, D.A. Sadlier, D. Schlueter, E.J. Wallén, V. Waring, A. Zikmund (LBNL); D.E. Bruch, A.L. Callen, G. Janša, D.S. Martinez-Galarce, H.-D. Nuhn, E. Ortiz, Ž. Oven, M. Rowen, Z.R. Wolf (SLAC), “Development of the manufacturing and QA processes for the magnetic modules of the LCLS-II soft x-ray undulators,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1609.

F. Sannibale, J.M. Byrd, D. Filippetto, M.J. Johnson, D. Li, T.H. Luo, C.E. Mitchell, J.W. Staples, S.P. Virostek, “Upgrade Options Towards Higher Fields and Beam Energies for Continuous-Wave Room-Temperature VHF RF Guns,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 542.

F. Sannibale, D. Filippetto, M. Johnson, D. Li, T. Luo, C. Mitchell, J. Staples, S. Virostek, R. Wells, and J.M. Byrd, “Upgrade possibilities for continuous wave RF electron guns based on room-temperature VHF technology,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 113402 (27 Nov. 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.113402

C. Steier, A. Anders, S. De Santis, T.H. Luo, T. Oliver, G.C. Pappas, C. Sun, C.A. Swenson, W.L. Waldron, “On-Axis Swap-Out Injection R+D for ALS-U,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 2821.

C. Steier, A.P. Allézy, A. Anders, K.M. Baptiste, J.M. Byrd, K. Chow, G.D. Cutler, S. De Santis, R.J. Donahue, R.M. Duarte, J.-Y. Jung, S.C. Leemann, M. Leitner, T.H. Luo, H. Nishimura, T. Oliver, O. Omolayo, J.R. Osborn, G.C. Pappas, S. Persichelli, M. Placidi, G.J. Portmann, S. Reyes, D. Robin, F. Sannibale, C. Sun, C.A. Swenson, M. Venturini, W.L. Waldron, E.J. Wallén, W. Wan, “Status of the Conceptual Design of ALS-U,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 2824.

C. Sun, J.-Y. Jung, H. Nishimura, D. Robin, F. Sannibale, C. Steier, C.A. Swenson, M. Venturini, W. Wan, “Design of the ALS-U Storage Ring Lattice,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 2827.

S.P. Virostek, F. Sannibale, J.W. Staples (LBNL); H.J. Qian (DESY Zeuthen), “The RF and Mechanical Design of a Compact, 2.5 kW, 1.3 GHz Resonant Loop Coupler for the APEX Buncher Cavity,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 4380.

M. Placidi (LBNL); S. Di Mitri (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste); C. Pellegrini (SLAC and UCLA); G. Penn (LBNL), “Compact FEL-driven inverse compton scattering gamma-ray source”, Nucl. Instrum. Methods A 885 (21 May 2017) 55-60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2017.02.072

E.J. Wallén, D. Arbelaez, J.N. Corlett, L. Fajrado, H.W. Kim, M. Leitner, S. Marks, D. Schlueter, A. Zikmund (LBNL); Yu.I. Levashov, H.-D. Nuhn, Z.R. Wolf (SLAC), “Magnetic Field Measurements at LBNL on Soft X-Ray and Hard X-Ray Undulator Segments for the Linear Coherent Light Source Upgrade (LCLS-II) Project,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1612.


P.R. Ribič, E. Roussel (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste); G. Penn (LBNL); G. De Ninno (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste and University of Nova Gorica); L. Giannessi, G. Penco, and E. Allaria (Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste), “Echo-Enabled Harmonic Generation Studies for the FERMI Free-Electron Laser”, Photonics 4 (14 March 2017) 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/photonics4010019

Berkeley Center for Magnet Technology (BCMT) and Superconducting Magnet Program

Tengming Shen, Pei Li (Fermilab), and Liyang Ye, “Heat treatment control of Bi-2212 coils: I. Unravelling the complex dependence of the critical current density of Bi-2212 wires on heat treatment,” Cryogenics 89 (Jan. 2018), pp. 95-101,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2017.11.006

Tengming Shen, Liyang Ye, and Hugh Higley, “Strain control of composite superconductors to prevent degradation of superconducting magnets due to a quench: II. High-strength, laminated Ag-sheathed Bi-2223 tapes,” Superconductor Science and Technology 31, 1 (29 Nov. 2017), 015012.

Xiaorong Wang, Diego Arbelaez, Shlomo Caspi, Soren O. Prestemon, GianLuca Sabbi, Tengming Shen, 2017, “Strain Distribution in REBCO-Coated Conductors Bent With the Constant-Perimeter Geometry,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 27, 8 (Dec. 2017), 6604010, https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2017.2766132

Berkeley Accelerator Controls and Instrumentation (BACI) Program

Z.Y. Lin, Y.-C. Du, W.-H. Huang, W.-H. Huang, C.-X. Tang, C.-X. Tang, J. Yang (TUB, Beijing); J.M. Byrd, L.R. Doolittle, G. Huang, Q. Qiang, R.B. Wilcox, Y.L. Xu (LBNL), “The Preliminary Performance of the Timing and Synchronization System at Tsinghua University,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 4565.


D.V. Neuffer, D. Stratakis (Fermilab); M.A. Cummings (Muons, Inc.); J.-P. Delahaye (SLAC); M.A. Palmer (Brookhaven); R.D. Ryne (LBNL); D.J. Summers (Univ. of Mississippi), “Muon Sources for Particle Physics – Accomplishments of MAP,” unrefereed Proceedings of 2017 International Particle Accelerator Conference (May 2017), p. 1766.

Russell Wilcox, Yawei Yang, Dar Dahlen, Yilun Xu, Gang Huang, Du Qiang, Lawrence Doolittle, John Byrd, Wim Leemans (LBNL); John Ruppe, Tong Zhou, Morteza Sheikhsofla, John Nees, Almantas Galvanauskas (University of Michigan); Jay Dawson, Diana Chen, and Paul Pax (LLNL); “Interferometer design and controls for pulse stacking in high power fiber lasers” (AIP Conference Proceedings 1812, 110009 (7 March 2017), 2017110009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4975922

BELLA Center


G. Bagdasarov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); N.A. Bobrova (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); A.S. Boldarev (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); O.G. Olkhovskaya, P. Sasorov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); V.A. Gasilov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); S.K. Barber, S.S. Bulanov, A.J. Gonsalves, C.B. Schroeder, J. van Tilborg, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans (LBNL); T. Levato, D. Margarone, G. Korn (Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project; M. Kando (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kansai Photon Science Institute); and S.V. Bulanov (Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project; National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kansai Photon Science Institute; and A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS), “On production and asymmetric focusing of flat electron beams using rectangular capillary discharge plasmas,” Physics of Plasmas 24, 123120 (December 2017), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5009118

G. Bagdasarov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); P. Sasorov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); V.A. Gasilov, A.S. Boldarev (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); O. G. Olkhovskaya (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); C. Benedetti, S.S. Bulanov, A. Gonsalves, H.-S. Mao, C.B. Schroeder, J. van Tilborg, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans (LBNL); T. Levato, D. Margarone, and G. Korn (Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project; “Laser beam coupling with capillary discharge plasma for laser wakefield acceleration applications,” Phys. Plasmas 24, 083109 (August 2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4997606

G. Bagdasarov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); P. Sasorov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); A. Boldarev (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); O. Olkhovskaya (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics); V. Gasilov (Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics and Moscow Engineering Physics Institute); A.J. Gonsalves, S. Barber, S.S. Bulanov, C.B. Schroeder, J. van Tilborg, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans (LBNL); T. Levato, D. Margarone, G. Korn (Institute of Physics ASCR, v.v.i. (FZU), ELI-Beamlines Project; and S.V. Bulanov (National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Kansai Photon Science Institute, Kyoto), “Plasma Equilibrium inside Various Cross-Section Capillary Discharges,” Phys. Plasmas 24, 5 (May 2017), 053111.

S.K. Barber, J. van Tilborg, C.B. Schroeder, R. Lehe, H.-E. Tsai, K.K. Swanson, S. Steinke, K. Nakamura, C.G.R. Geddes, C. Benedetti, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans, “Measured emittance dependence on injection method in laser plasma accelerators,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 104801 (15 September 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.104801

C. Benedetti, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans, “Emittance preservation in plasma-based accelerators with ion motion,” Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 20, 111301 (1 November 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.111301

Dar Dahlen, Russell Wilcox, and Wim Leemans, “Modeling Herriott cells using the linear canonical transform,” Applied Optics 56, 2 (10 January 2017), pp. 267-272, https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.56.000267


Z. Gong, R.H. Hu, Y.R. Shou, B. Qiao, C.E. Chen, X.T. He (State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of HEDP, Peking University); S.S. Bulanov (LBNL); T. Zh. Esirkepov (QuBS, Japan Atomic Energy Agency); S.V. Bulanov (LBNL); and X.Q. Yan (State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of HEDP, Peking University, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University); “High-efficiency γ-ray flash generation via multiple-laser scattering in ponderomotive potential well,” Phys. Rev. E 95, 013210 (20 January 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013210


S. Jalas, I. Dornmair (University of Hamburg); R. Lehe, H. Vincenti, J.-L. Vay (LBNL); M. Kirchen, and A.R. Maier (University of Hamburg), “Accurate modeling of plasma acceleration with arbitrary order pseudo-spectral particle-in-cell methods”, Physics of Plasmas 24 (March 2017) 033115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4978569


A. Leblanc, S. Monchocé (LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay); H. Vincenti (LBNL); S. Kahaly (LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay); J-L. Vay (LBNL); and F. Quéré (LIDYL, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay), “Spatial properties of high-order harmonic beams from plasma mirrors: A ptychographic study,” Physical Review Letters 119, 15 (13 October 2017), and abstract available 28 June 2017.

R. Lehe, C.B. Schroeder, J.-L. Vay, E. Esarey, W.P. Leemans, “Saturation of the hosing instability in quasi-linear plasma accelerators,” Physical Review Letters 119, 244801 (December 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.244801

Kei Nakamura, Hann-Shin Mao, Anthony J. Gonsalves, Henri Vincenti, Daniel E. Mittelberger, Joost Daniels, Arturo Magana, Csaba Toth, and Wim P. Leemans, “Diagnostics, Control and Performance Parameters for the BELLA High Repetition Rate Petawatt Class Laser,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 53, 4 (4 August 2017), 1200121.


D. Seipt (Helmholtz-Institut Jena); T. Heinzl (Plymouth University); M. Marklund (Chalmers University of Technology); S.S. Bulanov (LBNL), “Depletion of Intense Fields,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 154803 (14 April 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.154803

K.K. Swanson, H.-E. Tsai, S.K. Barber, R. Lehe, H.-S. Mao, S. Steinke, J. van Tilborg, K. Nakamura, C.G.R. Geddes, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Control of tunable, monoenergetic laser-plasma-accelerated electron beams using a shock-induced density downramp injector,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 5 (30 May 2017), 051301.

J. van Tilborg, S.K. Barber, H.-E. Tsai, K.K. Swanson, S. Steinke, C.G.R. Geddes, A.J. Gonsalves, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, S.S. Bulanov, N.A. Bobrova, P.V. Sasorov, W.P. Leemans, “Nonuniform discharge currents in active plasma lenses,” Physical Review Accelerators and Beams 20, 032803 (20 March 2017), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.032803

AAC 2016
In unrefereed Proceedings of the 17th Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (National Harbor, Maryland, 31 July-5 August 2016), AIP Conference Proceedings 1812 (6 March 2017), page number as shown:

S.K. Barber, C.B. Schroeder, J. van Tilborg, and W.P. Leemans, “Transport and phase-space manipulation of laser-plasma accelerated electron beams using active plasma lenses” (040006), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975853

C. Benedetti, C.B. Schroeder, C.G.R. Geddes, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Efficient modeling of laser-plasma accelerator staging experiments using INF&RNO” (050005), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975866

S.S. Bulanov (LBNL); S.V. Bulanov, T. Zh. Esirkepov, M. Kando (JAEA); S. Rykovanov (Helmholtz-Institut Jena); F. Pegoraro (University of Pisa); C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans (LBNL), “Strong field electrodynamics of a thin foil” (0900001), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975897

J. Daniels, A.J. Gonsalves, C.V. Pieronek, C. Benedetti, J. van Tilborg, C.B. Schroeder, and W.P. Leemans, “Plasma control and diagnostics for 10 GeV electron beams on BELLA” (040008), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975855

B.Z. Djordjević, C. Benedetti, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Laser mode control using leaky plasma channels” (040013), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975860

H.-S. Mao, K.K. Swanson, H.-E. Tsai, S.K. Barber, S. Steinke, J. van Tilborg, C.G.R. Geddes, and W.P. Leemans, “Gas density structure of supersonic flows impinged on by thin blades for laser-plasma accelerators” (040007), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975854

D.E. Mittelberger, K. Nakamura, R. Lehe, A.J. Gonsalves, C. Benedetti, H.-S. Mao, J. Daniels, N. Dale, K.K. Swanson, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Ionizing laser propagation and spectral phase determination” (110001), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975914

K. Nakamura, H. Vincenti, D.E. Mittelberger, H.-S. Mao, A.J. Gonsalves, C. Toth, and W.P. Leemans, “Diagnostics and controls for spatiotemporal couplings for laser-plasma accelerator drivers” (110008), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975921

K. Nakamura (LBNL); D.E. Mittelberger (LBNL and University of California, Berkeley); A.J. Gonsalves, J. Daniels, H.-S. Mao (LBNL); F. Stulle, J. Bergoz (Bergoz Instrumentation); and W.P. Leemans (LBNL and University of California, Berkeley), “Non-destructive sub-picocoulomb charge measurement for laser-plasma accelerators” (080007), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975893

C.B. Schroeder, C. Benedetti, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Two-color laser high-harmonic generation in cavitated plasma wakefields” (100010), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975908

S. Steinke, J. van Tilborg, C. Benedetti, C.G.R. Geddes (LBNL); J. Daniels (LBNL and University of Eindhoven); K.K. Swanson (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley); A.J. Gonsalves, K. Nakamura (LBNL); B.H. Shaw (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley); C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey (LBNL); and W.P. Leemans (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley), “Staging of independent laser plasma accelerators” (020003), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4975839

K. Swanson (University of California-Berkeley and LBNL); H.-E. Tsai, S. Barber, R. Lehe, H.-S. Mao, S. Steinke, J. van Tilborg, C.G.R. Geddes (LBNL); and W.P. Leemans (University of California-Berkeley and LBNL), “Electron beam control using shock-induced density downramp injection” (040004), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975851

Csaba Toth, Dave Evans, Anthony J. Gonsalves, Mark Kirkpatrick, Art Magana, Greg Mannino, Hann-Shin Mao, Kei Nakamura, Joe R. Riley, Sven Steinke, Tyler Sipla, Don Syversrud, Nathan Ybarrolaza (LBNL); Wim P. Leemans (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley), “Transition of the BELLA PW laser system towards a collaborative research facility in laser plasma science” (110005), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975918

H.-E. Tsai (LBNL); K K. Swanson (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley); S.K. Barber, H.-S. Mao, R. Lehe, S. Steinke, J. van Tilborg, C.G.R. Geddes (LBNL); W.P. Leemans (LBNL and University of California-Berkeley), “Control of quasi-monoenergetic electron beams from laser-plasma accelerators” (040005), http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975852

J. van Tilborg, S. K. Barber, F. Isono, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, and W.P. Leemans, “Free-electron lasers driven by laser plasma accelerators” (020002), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4975838

Fusion Science & Ion Beam Technology Program

A. Anders, “High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS),” book chapter, Encyclopedia of Plasma Technology, J.L. Shohet, ed. (CRC Press, 2017), p. 588.

A. Anders, “Tutorial: reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering (R-HiPIMS),” J. Appl. Phys. 121, 17 (21 March 2017), 171101, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978350

A. Anders, “Vacuum arc cathode spots,” book chapter, Encyclopedia of Plasma Technology, J.L. Shohet, ed. (CRC Press, 2017), p. 1492.

André Anders (LBNL) and Yuchen Yang (LBNL and IHEP, Beijing), “Direct observation of spoke evolution in magnetron sputtering,” Applied Physics Letters 111, 6 (August 2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4994192.


A.T. Asfaw, A.J. Sigillito, A.M. Tyryshkin (Princeton University); T. Schenkel (ATAP); and S.A. Lyon (Princeton University), “Multi-frequency spin manipulation using rapidly tunable superconducting coplanar waveguide microresonators,” Applied Physics Letters 111, 3 (17 July 2017), 032601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4993930


J.J. Barnard (LLNL) and T. Schenkel, “Modeling of intense pulsed ion beam heated masked targets for extreme materials characterization,” J. Appl. Phys. 122, 195901 (15 November 2017), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5011171

Q. Ji, C.-J. Lin, C. Tindall, M. Garcia-Sciveres, T. Schenkel, and B.A. Ludewigt, “Coincidence measurements of He-3 and neutrons from a compact D-D neutron generator,” Review of Scientific Instruments 88, 5 (May 2017), 056105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4981896.


Efim Oks (Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS and Tomsk State University); Andre Anders (LBNL); Alexey Nikolaev (Tomsk State University); and Yury Yushkov (Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS and Tomsk State University), “Sputtering of pure boron using a magnetron without a radio-frequency supply,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 88, 043506 (April 2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4980149

M. Panjan and A. Anders, “Plasma potential of a moving ionization zone in DC magnetron sputtering,” Journal of Applied Physics 121, 063302 (9 February 2017), doi:10.1063/1.4974944

A. Persaud, Q. Ji, E. Feinberg, P.A. Seidl, W.L. Waldron, T. Schenkel (LBNL); A. Lal, K.B. Vinayakumar, S. Ardanuc, and D. A. Hammer (Cornell University), “A compact linear accelerator based on a scalable microelectromechanical-system RF-structure,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 88, 6 (June 2017), 063304.


S. Probst (CEA-Saclay); A. Bienfait (CEA-Saclay and University of Chicago); P. Campagne-Ibarcq (CEA-Saclay and Yale University); J.J. Pla (University of New South Wales); B. Albanese, J.F. da Silva Barbosa (CEA-Saclay); T. Schenkel (LBNL); D. Vion, D. Esteve (CEA-Saclay); K. Molmer (Aarhus University); J.J.L. Morton (University College London); R. Heeres and P. Bertet (CEA-Saclay), “Inductive-detection electron-spin resonance spectroscopy with 65 spins/root Hz sensitivity,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 202604 (November 2017), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5002540


B.C. Rose (Princeton University); C.D. Weis (ATAP and Ilmenau University of Technology); A.M. Tyryshkin (Princeton University); T. Schenkel (ATAP); S.A. Lyon (Princeton University), “Spin coherence and N-14 ESEEM effects of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond with X-band pulsed ESR,” Diamond and Related Materials 72 (February 2017), pp. 32-40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2016.12.009

P.A. Seidl (LBNL); J.J. Barnard (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory); E. Feinberg (LBNL), A. Friedman (LLNL); E.P. Gilson (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory); D.P. Grote (LLNL); Q. Ji (LBNL); I.D. Kaganovich (PPPL); B. Ludewigt, A. Persaud, C. Sierra, M. Silverman (LBNL); A.D. Stepanov (PPPL); A. Sulyman (LBNL); F. Treffert (Technical University-Darmstadt and LBNL); W.L. Waldron (LBNL); M. Zimmer (Technical University-Darmstadt and LBNL); and T. Schenkel (LBNL), “Irradiation of materials with short, intense ion pulses at NDCX-II,” Laser and Particle Beams 35, 2 (June 2017), pp. 373-8.


Anthony J. Sigillito, Alexei M. Tyryshkin (Princeton University); Thomas Schenkel (LBNL); Andrew A. Houck and Stephen A. Lyon (Princeton University), “All-electric control of donor nuclear spin qubits in silicon,” Nature Nanotechnology (advance online publication 14 August 2017). See also the Nature News and Views article by Andrea Morello, “Donor qubits in silicon: Electrical control of nuclear spins,” Nature Nanotechnology (advance online publication 14 August 2017).


Teresa E. Williams (University of California-Berkeley and LBNL Molecular Foundry); Daniela Ushizima (LBNL Computational Research Division); Chenhui Zhu (LBNL Advanced Light Source Division); André Anders (LBNL ATAP Division); Delia J. Milliron (University of Texas at Austin); and Brett A. Helms (LBNL Molecular Foundry), “Nearest-neighbour nanocrystal bonding dictates framework stability or collapse in colloidal nanocrystal frameworks,” Chemical Communications 53 (12 April 2017), pp. 4853-4856, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6CC10183F