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Experiments were performed to study electron acceleration by intense sub-picosecond laser pulses propagating in sub-mm long plasmas of near critical electron density (NCD). Low density foam layers of 300-500 mu m thickness were used as targets. [...]

The plasma physics department of GSI organized a workshop on plasma physics at FAIR on June 21th-23th 2017. The Extreme Matter Institute (EMMI) sponsored the workshop. [...]

The plasma physics department of GSI organized a workshop on plasma physics at FAIR on July 11th-13th 2016. That workshop, that has been sponsored by EMMI, HI-Jena and the plasma physics department of GSI, has gathered the plasma physics community to discuss actual topics in plasma physics and other related areas in order to actualize the science program for the plasma physics target station at FAIR. [...]

We present the linear theory of two-dimensional incompressible magneto-Rayleigh–Taylor instability in a system composed of a linear elastic (Hookean) layer above a lighter semi-infinite ideal fluid with magnetic fields present, above and below the layer. As expected, magnetic field effects and elasticity effects together enhance the stability of thick layers. [...]

We investigated the high-pressure behavior of polyethylene (CH2) by probing dynamically-compressed samples with X-ray diffraction. At pressures up to 200 GPa, comparable to those present inside icy giant planets (Uranus, Neptune), shock-compressed polyethylene retains a polymer crystal structure, from which we infer the presence of significant covalent bonding. [...]