List of works - Alex Bennett Zylstra

A Particle X-ray Temporal Diagnostic (PXTD) for studies of kinetic, multi-ion effects, and ion-electron equilibration rates in Inertial Confinement Fusion plasmas at OMEGA (invited).

scientific article

A compact neutron spectrometer for characterizing inertial confinement fusion implosions at OMEGA and the NIF.

scientific article

A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and ρR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions

scientific article

A magnetic particle time-of-flight (MagPTOF) diagnostic for measurements of shock- and compression-bang time at the NIF (invited).

scientific article

A method for in situ absolute DD yield calibration of neutron time-of-flight detectors on OMEGA using CR-39-based proton detectors.

scientific article published on May 2015

A novel method to recover DD fusion proton CR-39 data corrupted by fast ablator ions at OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility.

scientific article

A novel particle time of flight diagnostic for measurements of shock- and compression-bang times in D3He and DT implosions at the NIF

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

A technique for extending by ∼10(3) the dynamic range of compact proton spectrometers for diagnosing ICF implosions on the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

Advances in compact proton spectrometers for inertial-confinement fusion and plasma nuclear science.

scientific article

Approximate models for the ion-kinetic regime in inertial-confinement-fusion capsule implosions

scientific article published in May 2015

Changes in CR-39 proton sensitivity due to prolonged exposure to high vacuums relevant to the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Characterisation of a sub-20 ps temporal resolution pulse dilation photomultiplier tube

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Charged-particle spectroscopy for diagnosing shock ρR and strength in NIF implosions

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Cherenkov detector analysis for implosions with multiple nuclear reactions

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Collisionless shock experiments with lasers and observation of Weibel instabilitiesa)

Design, construction, and calibration of a three-axis, high-frequency magnetic probe (B-dot probe) as a diagnostic for exploding plasmas.

scientific article

Dynamics of exploding plasmas in a large magnetized plasma

Empirical assessment of the detection efficiency of CR-39 at high proton fluence and a compact, proton detector for high-fluence applications

scientific article

Exploration of the transition from the hydrodynamiclike to the strongly kinetic regime in shock-driven implosions

scientific article published on 05 May 2014

Extended performance gas Cherenkov detector for gamma-ray detection in high-energy density experiments

scientific article

First Liquid Layer Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions at the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published on 7 December 2016

First beryllium capsule implosions on the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published in May 2016

First observations of nonhydrodynamic mix at the fuel-shell interface in shock-driven inertial confinement implosions

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Gamma Ray Measurements at OMEGA with the Newest Gas Cherenkov Detector “GCD-3”

Impact of x-ray dose on the response of CR-39 to 1-5.5 MeV alphas

scientific article published on 01 March 2015

Impact of x-ray dose on track formation and data analysis for CR-39-based proton diagnostics

scientific article

Impeding hohlraum plasma stagnation in inertial-confinement fusion

scientific article published on 11 January 2012

Improved calibration of the OMEGA gas Cherenkov detector

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Increasing the energy dynamic range of solid-state nuclear track detectors using multiple surfaces

scientific article published on 01 August 2011

Ion thermal decoupling and species separation in shock-driven implosions

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

Kinetic studies of ICF implosions

Laboratory astrophysical collisionless shock experiments on Omega and NIF

Measurement of charged-particle stopping in warm dense plasma.

scientific article published on 27 May 2015

Measurements of Ion Stopping Around the Bragg Peak in High-Energy-Density Plasmas

scientific article published on 09 November 2015

Measurements of the T(t,2n)4He neutron spectrum at low reactant energies from inertial confinement implosions

scientific article published on 10 July 2012

Metrics for implosion performance with enhanced energy coupling on NIF

scientific article published in 2021

Model validation for inferred hot-spot conditions in National Ignition Facility experiments

scientific article published on 01 December 2021

Next generation gamma-ray Cherenkov detectors for the National Ignition Facility

scientific article

Note: A monoenergetic proton backlighter for the National Ignition Facility.

scientific article published in November 2015

Nuclear imaging of the fuel assembly in ignition experiments

article

Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the national ignition facility

scientific article published on 04 June 2014

Progress on next generation gamma-ray Cherenkov detectors for the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Proton pinhole imaging on the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published in November 2016

Pulse dilation gas Cherenkov detector for ultra-fast gamma reaction history at the NIF (invited)

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Robustness to hydrodynamic instabilities in indirectly driven layered capsule implosions

Saturn-ring proton backlighters for the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Scaled laboratory experiments explain the kink behaviour of the Crab Nebula jet

scientific article

Self-Similar Structure and Experimental Signatures of Suprathermal Ion Distribution in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions ⬇️

scientific article published on 03 September 2015

Simulations of indirectly driven gas-filled capsules at the National Ignition Facility

Simultaneous measurement of the HT and DT fusion burn histories in inertial fusion implosions

scientific article published in May 2017

Slowing of Magnetic Reconnection Concurrent with Weakening Plasma Inflows and Increasing Collisionality in Strongly Driven Laser-Plasma Experiments

scientific article published in Physical Review Letters

Solid Cherenkov detector for studying nucleosynthesis in inertial confinement fusion

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Source characterization and modeling development for monoenergetic-proton radiography experiments on OMEGA.

scientific article

Structure and dynamics of colliding plasma jets.

scientific article published on 3 December 2013

The effects of convergence ratio on the implosion behavior of DT layered inertial confinement fusion capsules

The response of CR-39 nuclear track detector to 1-9 MeV protons

scientific article published on 01 October 2011

Transition from Collisional to Collisionless Regimes in Interpenetrating Plasma Flows on the National Ignition Facility.

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

Upgrade of the MIT Linear Electrostatic Ion Accelerator (LEIA) for nuclear diagnostics development for Omega, Z and the NIF

scientific article published on 01 April 2012

Using Inertial Fusion Implosions to Measure the T+^{3}He Fusion Cross Section at Nucleosynthesis-Relevant Energies

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Using high-intensity laser-generated energetic protons to radiograph directly driven implosions.

scientific article

Using multiple secondary fusion products to evaluate fuel ρR, electron temperature, and mix in deuterium-filled implosions at the NIF

article by H. G. Rinderknecht et al published August 2015 in Physics of Plasmas

X-ray drive of beryllium capsule implosions at the National Ignition Facility

scientific article published in May 2016

List of works by Alex Bennett Zylstra

A Particle X-ray Temporal Diagnostic (PXTD) for studies of kinetic, multi-ion effects, and ion-electron equilibration rates in Inertial Confinement Fusion plasmas at OMEGA (invited).

A compact neutron spectrometer for characterizing inertial confinement fusion implosions at OMEGA and the NIF.

A compact proton spectrometer for measurement of the absolute DD proton spectrum from which yield and ρR are determined in thin-shell inertial-confinement-fusion implosions

A magnetic particle time-of-flight (MagPTOF) diagnostic for measurements of shock- and compression-bang time at the NIF (invited).

A method for in situ absolute DD yield calibration of neutron time-of-flight detectors on OMEGA using CR-39-based proton detectors.

A novel method to recover DD fusion proton CR-39 data corrupted by fast ablator ions at OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility.

A novel particle time of flight diagnostic for measurements of shock- and compression-bang times in D3He and DT implosions at the NIF

A technique for extending by ∼10(3) the dynamic range of compact proton spectrometers for diagnosing ICF implosions on the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA

Advances in compact proton spectrometers for inertial-confinement fusion and plasma nuclear science.

Approximate models for the ion-kinetic regime in inertial-confinement-fusion capsule implosions

Changes in CR-39 proton sensitivity due to prolonged exposure to high vacuums relevant to the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA

Characterisation of a sub-20 ps temporal resolution pulse dilation photomultiplier tube

Charged-particle spectroscopy for diagnosing shock ρR and strength in NIF implosions

Cherenkov detector analysis for implosions with multiple nuclear reactions

Collisionless shock experiments with lasers and observation of Weibel instabilitiesa)

Design, construction, and calibration of a three-axis, high-frequency magnetic probe (B-dot probe) as a diagnostic for exploding plasmas.

Dynamics of exploding plasmas in a large magnetized plasma

Empirical assessment of the detection efficiency of CR-39 at high proton fluence and a compact, proton detector for high-fluence applications

Exploration of the transition from the hydrodynamiclike to the strongly kinetic regime in shock-driven implosions

Extended performance gas Cherenkov detector for gamma-ray detection in high-energy density experiments

First Liquid Layer Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions at the National Ignition Facility

First beryllium capsule implosions on the National Ignition Facility

First observations of nonhydrodynamic mix at the fuel-shell interface in shock-driven inertial confinement implosions

Gamma Ray Measurements at OMEGA with the Newest Gas Cherenkov Detector “GCD-3”

Impact of x-ray dose on the response of CR-39 to 1-5.5 MeV alphas

Impact of x-ray dose on track formation and data analysis for CR-39-based proton diagnostics

Impeding hohlraum plasma stagnation in inertial-confinement fusion

Improved calibration of the OMEGA gas Cherenkov detector

Increasing the energy dynamic range of solid-state nuclear track detectors using multiple surfaces

Ion thermal decoupling and species separation in shock-driven implosions

Kinetic studies of ICF implosions

Laboratory astrophysical collisionless shock experiments on Omega and NIF

Measurement of charged-particle stopping in warm dense plasma.

Measurements of Ion Stopping Around the Bragg Peak in High-Energy-Density Plasmas

Measurements of the T(t,2n)4He neutron spectrum at low reactant energies from inertial confinement implosions

Metrics for implosion performance with enhanced energy coupling on NIF

Model validation for inferred hot-spot conditions in National Ignition Facility experiments

Next generation gamma-ray Cherenkov detectors for the National Ignition Facility

Note: A monoenergetic proton backlighter for the National Ignition Facility.

Nuclear imaging of the fuel assembly in ignition experiments

Observation of a reflected shock in an indirectly driven spherical implosion at the national ignition facility

Progress on next generation gamma-ray Cherenkov detectors for the National Ignition Facility

Proton pinhole imaging on the National Ignition Facility

Pulse dilation gas Cherenkov detector for ultra-fast gamma reaction history at the NIF (invited)

Robustness to hydrodynamic instabilities in indirectly driven layered capsule implosions

Saturn-ring proton backlighters for the National Ignition Facility

Scaled laboratory experiments explain the kink behaviour of the Crab Nebula jet

Self-Similar Structure and Experimental Signatures of Suprathermal Ion Distribution in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions ⬇️

Simulations of indirectly driven gas-filled capsules at the National Ignition Facility

Simultaneous measurement of the HT and DT fusion burn histories in inertial fusion implosions

Slowing of Magnetic Reconnection Concurrent with Weakening Plasma Inflows and Increasing Collisionality in Strongly Driven Laser-Plasma Experiments

Solid Cherenkov detector for studying nucleosynthesis in inertial confinement fusion

Source characterization and modeling development for monoenergetic-proton radiography experiments on OMEGA.

Structure and dynamics of colliding plasma jets.

The effects of convergence ratio on the implosion behavior of DT layered inertial confinement fusion capsules

The response of CR-39 nuclear track detector to 1-9 MeV protons

Transition from Collisional to Collisionless Regimes in Interpenetrating Plasma Flows on the National Ignition Facility.

Upgrade of the MIT Linear Electrostatic Ion Accelerator (LEIA) for nuclear diagnostics development for Omega, Z and the NIF

Using Inertial Fusion Implosions to Measure the T+^{3}He Fusion Cross Section at Nucleosynthesis-Relevant Energies

Using high-intensity laser-generated energetic protons to radiograph directly driven implosions.

Using multiple secondary fusion products to evaluate fuel ρR, electron temperature, and mix in deuterium-filled implosions at the NIF

X-ray drive of beryllium capsule implosions at the National Ignition Facility