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Quadrupolar density structures in driven magnetic reconnection experiments with a guide field
Turbulence suppression at extreme plasma densities on DIII-D and EAST
Exploration of polar direct drive wetted foam concepts for neutron sources on the National Ignition Facility laser
Assessing the performance of MagLIF with 3D MHD simulations
Orbital debris-generated ion acoustic solitons in isothermal magnetized plasma
Bow shock formation in a dusty plasma flowing around an obstacle under microgravity
Issues
ARTICLES
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Dynamics and energy dissipation of collisional blast waves in a perpendicular magnetic field
A. Triantafyllidis; J.-R. Marquès; Y. Benkadoum; Y. De León; A. Ciardi; J. Béard; J.-M. Lagarrigue; A. Dearling; N. Ozaki; M. Koenig; B. Albertazzi
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022102 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0238064
Modulation of electron precipitation regulated by electron injection: PIC simulations
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022108 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241061
Numerical investigation of positive and negative streamers in CO2/O2 mixtures
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022109 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0247448
Finite ion temperature effects on electrostatic instabilities in partially magnetized plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022110 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0244176
Direct observation of strong wave/particle interactions in electron-beam-driven plasma wave bursts
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022111 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0225394
High and low efficiency subregimes of breathing mode oscillations in Hall thrusters
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022113 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0232441
The impact of compressibility in Richtmyer–Meshkov instability
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022114 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0227404
Dust-acoustic solitons in self-gravitating magnetized dusty plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022115 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233106
Phase-space single electron-hole acceleration
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022117 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246056
Quadrupolar density structures in driven magnetic reconnection experiments with a guide field

T. W. O. Varnish; J. Chen; S. Chowdhry; R. Datta; G. V. Dowhan; L. S. Horan, IV; N. M. Jordan; E. R. Neill; A. P. Shah; R. Shapovalov; B. J. Sporer; R. D. McBride; J. D. Hare
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022118 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0251581
Stability and instability of Langmuir waves via active subspace decompositions
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022119 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0245085
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of two-dimensional Bernstein–Greene–Kruskal modes
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022302 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241132
Nonlinear excitation of particle fluxes by turbulence spreading in tokamak plasma
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022304 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246888
Electron temperature gradient instability and transport analysis in NSTX and NSTX-U plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022305 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0232697
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
First-wall fluxes from large and small ELMs
In Special Collection:
Papers from the 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
R. Perillo; J. A. Boedo; C. J. Lasnier; A. McLean; C. Marini; I. Bykov; F. Glass; A. Kapat; A. O. Nelson; D. L. Rudakov
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022501 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0243880
Turbulence suppression at extreme plasma densities on DIII-D and EAST
In Special Collection:
Papers from the 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
S. Ding; A. M. Garofalo; H. Q. Wang; W. Choi; X. Z. Gong; J. P. Qian; J. Huang; D. Hatch; M. T. Kotschenreuther; S. Mahajan; D. B. Weisberg; Z. Y. Li; Z. Yan; X. Jian; S.-G. Baek; P. Bonoli; G. Wallace; D. Eldon; B. S. Victor; A. Marinoni; Q. M. Hu; I. S. Carvalho; T. Odstrčil; L. Wang; K. D. Li; A. W. Hyatt; T. H. Osborne; J. McClenaghan; C. T. Holcomb; J. M. Hanson; Y. X. Sun; Z. H. Wang
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022502 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0235599
Dynamic response of recombining detached plasma to electron beam injection
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022504 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0242483
The electromagnetic geodesic acoustic modes in a tokamak plasma with a poloidal electric field
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022505 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0251298
Comparative study of magnetic reconnection rates in ASDEX Upgrade and EAST tokamaks
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022506 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0243286
Progress and issues with pulsed magnetic fusion
In Special Collection:
Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022507 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253543
DISCOVER: New integrated code to simulate helium detached plasma in a linear device
H. Natsume; S. Masuda; H. Tanaka; R. Migita; R. Mano; K. Sugiura; K. Sawada; K. Hoshino; Y. Hayashi; N. Ohno
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022508 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0243036
New axisymmetric equilibria with flow from an expansion about the generalized Solov'ev solution
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022509 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0249174
Integrated modeling of advanced tokamaks for tearing mode avoidance on DIII-D
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022510 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0240985
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
Exploration of polar direct drive wetted foam concepts for neutron sources on the National Ignition Facility laser
G. E. Kemp; C. B. Yeamans; M. Hohenberger; S. Bhandarkar; B. E. Blue; T. M. Briggs; R. S. Craxton; L. Divol; M. Do; M. Farrell; A. Haid; B. M. Haines; S. A. MacLaren; P. W. McKenty; W. P. Moestopo; J. Oakdale; R. E. Olson; Y. Ping; M. J. Rosenberg; M. J. Schmitt; C. A. Thomas; H. D. Whitley; K. Widmann; X. Xia
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022702 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233748
Burn propagation in magnetized high-yield inertial fusion
S. T. O'Neill; B. D. Appelbe; A. J. Crilly; C. A. Walsh; D. J. Strozzi; J. D. Moody; J. P. Chittenden
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022703 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0242215
Reaction-in-flight neutrons as a diagnostic for hydrodynamical mixing in double shell inertial confinement fusion capsules
A. C. Hayes; J. D. Martin; G. Jungman; D. Montgomery; J. Colgan; C. J. Fontes; G. Rusev; H. Geppert-Kleinrath; J. B. Wilhelmy; E. Loomis; L. Kot; S. Batha; J. Sauppe; D. Lonardoni; J. Jeet; E. Hartouni; D. Schlossberg; C. Velsko
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022707 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233469
Assessing the performance of MagLIF with 3D MHD simulations
Matthew R. Weis; D. E. Ruiz; Matthew R. Gomez; Adam J. Harvey-Thompson; Christopher A. Jennings; David A. Yager-Elorriaga; William E. Lewis; Stephen A. Slutz; Luke Shulenburger; David J. Ampleford; K. Beckwith; Joseph M. Koning
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022708 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0244304
Modeling cross-beam energy transfer with sector ray tracing
In Special Collection:
Progress in Inertial Fusion Energy Research: Two Years After Ignition
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022709 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0253858
Viscous and elastic Rayleigh–Taylor instability at a dynamic interface in cylindrical geometry
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022711 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228615
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
Constraining the 3He + 3He Gamow energy probed in high energy density plasmas at the National Ignition Facility
P. J. Adrian; B. Bachmann; D. T. Casey; R. S. Craxton; W. Garbett; M. Gatu Johnson; E. Hartouni; M. Hohenberger; D. Holunga; N. V. Kabadi; S. Khan; J. Kunimune; B. Lahmann; G. D. Sutcliffe; H. D. Whitley; A. Zylstra; J. A. Frenje
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022704 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233437
Heliospheric and Astrophysical Plasmas
Influence of cold electrons on the Alfvénic double layers in the Earth's magnetosphere
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022901 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233963
Orbital debris-generated ion acoustic solitons in isothermal magnetized plasma
Phys. Plasmas 32, 022902 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0238686
Plasma-Based Accelerators, Beams, Radiation Generation
Heavy ion acceleration by ultra-intense laser pulses interaction with a tapered nanowire target
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023102 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0244289
Generation of multi-cycle relativistic terahertz radiation from photon deceleration in a long self-induced plasma wake
Huangang Lu; Jiaxin Liu; Jie Cai; Xuezhi Wu; Jianyao Zhang; Qianyi Ma; Zhenan Wang; Yuhui Xia; Wenjun Ma; Chen Lin; Zan Nie; Jinqing Yu; Xinlu Xu; Xueqing Yan
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023104 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241144
Controlling the interaction of tightly focused 10-PW class lasers with multicomponent plasma via target parameters: Optimization of electron–positron pair and -photon sources
A. V. Bashinov; E. S. Efimenko; A. A. Muraviev; E. A. Panova; V. D. Volokitin; I. B. Meyerov; A. V. Kim
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023105 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0247798
Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Bridging multifluid and drift-diffusion models for bounded plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023502 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0240640
Pulsed discharge in a large diameter tube with long-lasting pre-ionization
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023505 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0238910
A compact phase-locked relativistic extended interactions oscillator with low seed injection power
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023508 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0243142
Dusty Plasmas
Control of wave processes in systems of active Brownian particles in gas-discharge plasma
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023702 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0236479
Solitary waves in dusty plasma with two dust species: Effects of dust size distributions
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023703 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0245746
Bow shock formation in a dusty plasma flowing around an obstacle under microgravity

Phys. Plasmas 32, 023704 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0252819
Electrostatic lofting conditions of single dust particles on a solid surface
José H. Pagán Muñoz; Xu Wang; Mihály Horányi; Vladimir Kvon; Luuk Heijmans; Manis Chaudhuri; Mark van de Kerkhof; Andrei M. Yakunin; Pavel Krainov; Dmitry Astakhov
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023706 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0250511
Numerical Methods, Verification and Validation in Plasma Physics
Gyrokinetic simulation of isotope effect on zonal flow response in tokamaks
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023902 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246208
Declustering of macroparticles in long-term simulations of plasma wakefield acceleration
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023905 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0251688
Simulations of saturated MHD activity in the HBT-EP tokamak
In Special Collection:
Papers from the 2024 Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
David A. Arnold; C. J. Hansen; J. P. Levesque; R. N. Chandra; Boting Li; A. R. Saperstein; G. A. Navratil
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023906 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0241556
Anomalous plasma evolution in the erosion process in high-power reactive magnetron sputtering
Suihan Cui; Dongjie Yang; Shiyi Tang; Ziqi Ma; Mengran Xiao; Xiaokai An; Wei Lv; Wanli Luo; Qinfang Yu; Liangliang Liu; Ricky K. Y. Fu; Paul. K. Chu; Zhongzhen Wu
Phys. Plasmas 32, 023907 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0244132
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
REFEREE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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Progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criterion
Samuel E. Wurzel, Scott C. Hsu
A review of plasma acceleration and detachment mechanisms in
propulsive magnetic nozzles
Kunlong Wu, Zhiyuan Chen, et al.
Key advancements toward eliminating the “drive deficit” in ICF hohlraum simulations
Hui Chen, D. T. Woods, et al.