Laboratory Study of the Initial Stages of Quasi-Parallel Collisionless Shocks at High Alfvén Mach Number Using High-Power Lasers

Explore a 28-minute conference talk on the laboratory study of initial stages of quasi-parallel collisionless shocks at high Alfvén Mach number using high-power lasers. Delivered by Simon Bolanos from UCSD at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, this presentation was part of the Interfaces and Mixing in Fluids, Plasmas, and Materials conference held in Santa Barbara, CA. Gain insights into the intersection of quantum metrology, fundamental physics, and various subfields including optics, condensed matter, atomic physics, quantum information, particle physics, and gravitational physics. Discover how this interdisciplinary approach aims to foster collaboration between theorists and experimentalists, potentially leading to new scientific breakthroughs in areas such as dark matter searches and gravitational wave detection.

Laboratory study of the initial stages of quasi-parallel collisionless... ▸ Simon Bolanos (UCSD)