Publications

Schwarz, J. (2016). Overview of Sandia's Z-Backlighter Facility and its Recent Upgrades in Order to Accommodate New Requirements for Magnetic Liner Inertial Fusion on the Z-Machine [PowerPoint] [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1346317

Schwarz, J. (2016). Recent Laser Upgrades at the Sandia?s Z-Backlighter Facility in Order to Accommodate New Requirements for Magnetic Liner Inertial Fusion on the Z-Machine [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1346318

Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., & Schwarz, J. (2016). High Damage Threshold Gain Filters for Beamshaping in High Energy Lasers [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1346492

Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Kimmel, M., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2016). Development of high damage threshold laser-machined apodizers and gain filters for laser applications. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 4. 10.1017/hpl.2016.33

Schwarz, J., Rambo, P.K., Armstrong, D.J., Schollmeier, M., Smith, I.C., Shores, J., Geissel, M., Kimmel, M., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2016). Recent laser upgrades at Sandia's Z-backlighter facility in order to accommodate new requirements for magnetized liner inertial fusion on the Z-machine. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 4. 10.1017/hpl.2016.30

Stygar, W.A., Awe, T.J., Bailey, J.E., Breden, E.W., Campbell, E.M., Cuneo, M.E., Fehl, D.L., Gomez, M.R., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Jones, M., Jones, P., Knapp, P.F., Lash, J.S., Leckbee, J., Lewis, S.M., Long, F.W., Lucero, D., Martin, M.R., … Woodworth, J.R. (2015). Conceptual designs of two petawatt-class pulsed-power accelerators for high-energy-density-physics experiments. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 18(11). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.18.110401

Ao, T., Schollmeier, M., Foulk, J.W., Field, E., Kimmel, M., Porter, J.L., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Seagle, C.T., & Seagle, C.T. (2015). X-ray diffraction on Z [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1328416

Schollmeier, M., Loisel, G.P., Geissel, M., Harding, E.C., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Shores, J., Smith, I.C., Speas, C.S., Porter, J.L., Vargas, M., & Vargas, M. (2015). 2-20 keV x-ray imaging and backlighting with spherical crystals [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1325709

Schollmeier, M., Sefkow, A.B., Geissel, M., Arefiev, A.V., Flippo, K.A., Gaillard, S.A., Johnson, R.P., Kimmel, M., Offermann, D.T., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Shimada, T., & Shimada, T. (2015). Laser-to-hot-electron conversion limitations in relativistic laser matter interactions due to multi-picosecond dynamics. Physics of Plasmas, 22(4). 10.1063/1.4918332

Schwarz, J. (2015). Z-Backlighter facility update [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1246310

Kimmel, M., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Smith, I.C., Geissel, M., Schollmeier, M., Lewis, S.M., Looker, Q.M., Shores, J., Speas, C.S., Ruggles, L., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2015). Activation of the Target Bay at Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1244441

Pitts, T.A., Laine, M.R., Schwarz, J., Rambo, P.K., Karelitz, D.B., & Karelitz, D.B. (2014). Derivation of an applied nonlinear Schroedinger equation. 10.2172/1167671

Rambo, P.K., Armstrong, D.J., Schwarz, J., Smith, I.C., Shores, J., Speas, C.S., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). Injection of a Phase Modulated Source into the Z-Beamlet Laser for Increased Energy Extraction. 10.2172/1164594

Schollmeier, M., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Smith, I.C., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). Laser-driven 6-16 keV x-ray imaging and backligh8ng with spherical crystals [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1315253

Schollmeier, M., Harding, E.C., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Shores, J., Smith, I.C., Speas, C.S., Stahoviak, J.W., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). 8-16 keV x-ray backlighting on Z [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1502727

Schwarz, J., Savage, M.E., Lucero, D., Jaramillo, D.M., Seals, K.G., Pitts, T.A., Hautzenroeder, B., Laine, M.R., Karelitz, D.B., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). Fundamental studies on initiation and evolution of multi-channel discharges and their application to next generation pulsed power machines. 10.2172/1159118

Schollmeier, M., Sefkow, A.B., Geissel, M., Aefiev, A.V., Flippo, K.A., Gaillard, S.A., Kimmel, M., Offerman, D.T., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., & Schwarz, J. (2014). Electron-ion Cpling Lmitations in Relativistic Laser Matter Interactions due to Multi-Picosecond-Long Dynamics. Nature Physics. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1182970

Schollmeier, M., Geissel, M., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Vargas, M.F., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). New concepts for higher-energy bent-crystal backlighting on Z [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1714497

Schollmeier, M., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Vargas, M.F., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2014). High-energy x-ray imaging and backlighting with spherical crystals [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1147946

Schollmeier, M., Sefkow, A.B., Geissel, M., Schwarz, J., Rambo, P.K., & Rambo, P.K. (2013). Z-petawatt driven ion beam radiography development. 10.2172/1096444

Armstrong, D.J., Schwarz, J., & Schwarz, J. (2013). The LTS timing analysis program :. 10.2172/1096487

Schollmeier, M., Geissel, M., Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Sefkow, A.B., Vargas, M.F., Porter, J.L., & Porter, J.L. (2013). Development of a shortpulse laser-driven 15.7 keV x-ray probe for bent-crystal imaging and spectroscopy [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1106978

Rambo, P.K., Schwarz, J., Savage, M.E., Atherton, B., & Atherton, B. (2013). Kinetic Simulation Studies of Laser-Triggering in the Z Gas Switch. Journal of Physics and Plasmas. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1082637

Stygar, W.A., Fowler, W., Gomez, M.R., Harmon, R., Herrmann, M.C., Huber, D.L., Hutsel, B.T., Bailey, J.E., Jones, M., Jones, P., Leckbee, J., Lee, J., Lewis, S.A., Long, F.W., Lopez, M.R., Lucero, D., Matzen, M.K., Mazarakis, M.G., McBride, R., … Focia, R.J. (2013). Conceptual designs of 300-TW and 800-TW pulsed-power accelerators [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1082773

Schwarz, J., Rambo, P.K., Savage, M.E., & Savage, M.E. (2013). Fully-kinetic particle-in-cell simulations of triggered three-electrode gas switches [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1296921