Publications

Sirajuddin, D., Hess, M.H., Cartwright, K., & Cartwright, K. (2023). Achieving Higher Fidelity Pulsed-Power Simulations Using Advanced Gap Closure Modeling. 10.2172/2430199

Sirajuddin, D., Hamlin, N.D., Evstatiev, E.G., Hess, M.H., Cartwright, K., & Cartwright, K. (2023). MRT 7365 Power flow physics and key physics phenomena: EMPIRE verification suite. 10.2172/2430198

Bennett, N.L., Lamppa, D.C., Porwitzky, A., Jennings, C.A., Evstatiev, E.G., Chandler, K.M., Banasek, J.T., Patel, S.G., Yager-Elorriaga, D.A., Savage, M.E., Johnston, M.D., Hess, M.H., Cuneo, M.E., Welch, D., Rose, D., Watson, E., Myers, C., & Myers, C. (2023). MRT 7365: Power flow physics and key physics phenomena. 10.2172/2430180

Evstatiev, E.G., Hess, M.H., & Hess, M.H. (2023). Efficient kinetic particle simulations of space charge limited emission in magnetically insulated transmission lines using reduced physics models. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 26(9). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevaccelbeams.26.090403

Evstatiev, E.G., Hess, M.H., & Hess, M.H. (2022). Efficient kinetic simulations in the Z inner MITL [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/2005463

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2022). Modeling the Effects of Radiation Reaction for Next Generation Pulsed Power Machine [Conference Presenation]. 10.2172/2005459

Evstatiev, E.G., Hess, M.H., & Hess, M.H. (2022). Efficient approach to kinetic simulation in the inner magnetically insulated transmission line on Z. 10.2172/1888619

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2021). Electron Dynamics within a MITL Containing a Load. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 49(11), pp. 3398-3409. 10.1109/tps.2021.3116486

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2021). Full Kinetic and Drift Kinetic Descriptions of Electron Within MITLs Near a Load [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/1896859

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2021). Full Kinetic and Drift Kinetic Descriptions of Electrons Within MITLs Near a Load [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/1891983

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2021). Effects of Radiation Reaction Physics on High-Current Power Flow. 10.2172/1814239

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2020). Electron Dynamics Within a Magnetically Insulated Transmission Line Containing a Load [Conference Presenation]. 10.2172/1833173

Hess, M.H., Evstatiev, E.G., & Evstatiev, E.G. (2020). Fields and particle dynamics in the vicinity of a MITL load [Conference Poster]. 10.2172/1829564

Hess, M.H. (2020). Update on HYDRA Simulations of the WDPE [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1831346

Bennett, N., Cuneo, M.E., Yu, E., Jennings, C.A., Laity, G., Hutsel, B.T., Peterson, K., Welch, D.R., Rose, D.V., Hess, M.H., Moore, J.K., & Moore, J.K. (2019). Current transport and loss mechanisms in the $Z$ accelerator. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 22(12). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.22.120401

Bliss, D.E., Myers, C., Jones, M., Baker, J., Austin, K.N., Bettnecourt, R., Bliss, E., Celeste, J., Celliers, P.M., Clancy, T., Cohen, S., Crosley, M., Datte, P., Erskine, D., Fratanduono, D., Frieders, G., Galbraith, J., Hammer, J., Hess, M.H., … Wong, J. (2019). Z Line-VISAR: A Spatially Resolved Load Current Diagnostic at the Z Pulsed Power Facility [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641104

Myers, C., Bliss, D.E., Celliers, P., Datte, P., Erskine, D., Hess, M.H., Jones, M., Awe, T.J., Fratanduono, D., Hammer, J., Jennings, C.A., Lechein, K., Raman, K., Springer, P., & Springer, P. (2019). Spatially and temporally resolved measurements of load current delivery on the Z Pulsed Power Facility using the Z Line VISAR diagnostic [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641021

Hamlin, N.D., Hess, M.H., Weis, M.R., Seyler, C.E., & Seyler, C.E. (2019). Modeling Power-Flow Using the PERSEUS/FLEXO and HYDRA Simulation Codes [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1641013

Hess, M.H., Laity, G., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C., Dolan, D., Aragon, C., Tomlinson, K., Peterson, K., Mehta, V., Hess, M.H., & Hess, M.H. (2019). A Multiple Material Velocimetry Detector for Pulsed Power Flow Studies [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1640939

Slutz, S.A., Gomez, M.R., Hansen, S.B., Harding, E.C., Hutsel, B.T., Knapp, P.F., Lamppa, D.C., Awe, T.J., Ampleford, D.J., Bliss, D.E., Chandler, G.A., Cuneo, M.E., Geissel, M., Glinsky, M.E., Hahn, K.D., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Hess, M.H., Jennings, C.A., Jones, B.M., … Weis, M.R. (2018). Enhancing performance of magnetized liner inertial fusion at the Z facility. Physics of Plasmas, 25(11). 10.1063/1.5054317

Laity, G.R., Aragon, C., Bennett, N.L., Bliss, D.E., Foulk, J.W., Fierro, A.S., Gomez, M.R., Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Johnston, M.D., Kossow, M.R., Lamppa, D.C., Martin, M.R., Patel, S.G., Porwitzky, A., Robinson, A.C., Rose, D., Vandevender, P., … Cuneo, M.E. (2018). Recent Diagnostic Platform Accomplishments for Studying Vacuum Power Flow Physics at the Sandia Z Accelerator [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1592228

Hess, M.H., Laity, G.R., Peterson, K.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Vandevender, P., Gomez, M.R., Ampleford, D.J., Knapp, P.F., Porwitzky, A., Foulk, J.W., Lamppa, D.C., Robertson, G.K., Aragon, C., Tomlinson, K., Payne, S., Martin, M.R., Stygar, W., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2018). Diagnosing Pulsed Power Flow Through Velocimetry [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1562783

Fierro, A.S., Laity, G.R., Jennings, C.A., Bennett, N.L., Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Hopkins, M.M., Robinson, A.C., Pointon, T., Vandevender, J.P., Cartwright, K., & Cartwright, K. (2018). Developing a benchmark example of magnetically insulated transmission line current loss [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1524846

Hess, M.H., Laity, G.R., Peterson, K.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Foulk, J.W., Aragon, C., Tomlinson, K., & Tomlinson, K. (2018). A Multiple Material Velocimetry Based Current Loss Detector for Pulsed Power Systems [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1524842

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Ampleford, D.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Gomez, M.R., Foulk, J.W., Robertson, G.K., Payne, S.L., Stygar, W.A., Martin, M.R., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2018). Design and testing of a magnetically driven implosion peak current diagnostic. Physics of Plasmas, 25(4). 10.1063/1.5024374

Hutsel, B.T., Corcoran, P.A., Cuneo, M.E., Gomez, M.R., Hess, M.H., Hinshelwood, D.D., Jennings, C.A., Laity, G.R., Lamppa, D.C., McBride, R., Moore, J.K., Myers, A., Rose, D., Slutz, S.A., Stygar, W.A., Waisman, E.M., Welch, D., Whitney, B.A., & Whitney, B.A. (2018). Transmission-line-circuit model of an 85-TW, 25-MA pulsed-power accelerator. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.21.030401

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Ampleford, D.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Foulk, J.W., Gomez, M.R., Robertson, G.K., Payne, S., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). A Novel Peak Load Current Measurement for Magneto-Inertial-Fusion Targets [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1479195

Chandler, G.A., Hahn, K., Ruiz, C.L., Jones, B.M., Alberto, P.J., Torres, J., Gomez, M.R., Harding, E.C., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Hess, M.H., Knapp, P.F., Cooper, G., Styron, J., Moy, K., McKenna, I., Glebov, V., Fittinghoff, D., May, M.J., Snyder, L., Bowers, D., & Bowers, D. (2017). Utilization of Neutron Bang-time CVD diamond detectors at the Z Accelerator [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1479210

Ampleford, D.J., Weis, M.R., Peterson, K.J., Jennings, C.A., Gomez, M.R., Awe, T.J., Knapp, P.F., Hansen, S.B., Harding, E.C., Hahn, K., Schmit, P., Hess, M.H., Slutz, S.A., Rochau, G.A., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). A more stable more uniform Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion configuration [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1470927

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Ampleford, D.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Foulk, J.W., Stygar, W.A., Gomez, M.R., Martin, M.R., Robertson, G.K., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). Recent Results of the MagLIF Peak Load Current Diagnostic [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1464904

Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Jennings, C.A., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Weis, M.R., Lamppa, D.C., Hutsel, B.T., Ampleford, D.J., Awe, T.J., Bliss, D.E., Chandler, G.A., Geissel, M., Hahn, K., Hansen, S.B., Harding, E.C., Hess, M.H., Knapp, P.F., Laity, G.R., Martin, M.R., … Stygar, W.A. (2017). A Path to Increased Performance in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1468309

Fierro, A.S., Laity, G.R., Moore, C.H., Hopkins, M.M., Tang, R., Cartwright, K., Lamppa, D.C., Hutsel, B.T., Hess, M.H., Vandevender, J.P., & Vandevender, J.P. (2017). Exploring Current Loss Mechanisms on the Z Accelerator using PIC/DSMC Methods [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1456734

Laity, G.R., Aragon, C., Foulk, J.W., Falcon, R.E., Gomez, M.R., Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Johnston, M.D., Lamppa, D.C., Patel, S.G., Porwitzky, A., Vandevender, J.P., Webb, T.J., Rochau, G.A., Stygar, W.A., Cuneo, M.E., & Cuneo, M.E. (2017). Experimental Platform Development for Studying Vacuum Power Flow Physics at the Sandia Z Accelerator [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1456844

Gomez, M.R., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Martin, M.R., Cuneo, M.E., Hess, M.H., Laity, G.R., Lamppa, D.C., Peterson, K.J., Rochau, G.A., Rovang, D.C., Sinars, D., Slutz, S.A., Stygar, W.A., & Stygar, W.A. (2017). Increased Load Current in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1458102

Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Vandevender, J.P., Sefkow, A.B., Gomez, M.R., Knapp, P.F., Laity, G.R., Foulk, J.W., Lamppa, D.C., Peterson, K.J., Stygar, W.A., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). Detection of an anomalous pressure on a magneto-inertial-fusion load current diagnostic. Physics of Plasmas, 24(1). 10.1063/1.4975021

Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Vandevender, J.P., Sefkow, A.B., Gomez, M.R., Knapp, P.F., Laity, G.R., Foulk, J.W., Lamppa, D.C., Peterson, K.J., Stygar, W.A., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). Detection of an anomalous pressure on a magneto-inertial-fusion load current diagnostic. Physics of Plasmas, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975021

Hahn, K., Chandler, G.A., Ruiz, C.L., Cooper, G., Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Sefkow, A.B., Sinars, D., Hansen, S.B., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Torres, J., Bur, J.A., Cuneo, M.E., … Vesey, R.A. (2016). Overview of Neutron diagnostic measurements for MagLIF Experiments on the Z Accelerator [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1529800

Hahn, K., Chandler, G.A., Ruiz, C.L., Cooper, G., Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Sefkow, A.B., Sinars, D., Hansen, S.B., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Torres, J., Bur, J.A., Cuneo, M.E., … Vesey, R.A. (2016). DIAGNOSING MAGNETIZED LINER INERTIAL FUSION EXPERIMENTS USING NEUTRON DIAGNOSTICS ON THE Z ACCELERATOR [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1368913

Hahn, K., Chandler, G.A., Ruiz, C.L., Cooper, G., Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Sefkow, A.B., Sinars, D., Hansen, S.B., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Torres, J., Bur, J.A., Cuneo, M.E., … Vesey, R.A. (2016). Fusion-neutron measurements for magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments on the Z accelerator. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 717(1). 10.1088/1742-6596/717/1/012020

McBride, R., Bliss, D.E., Gomez, M.R., Hansen, S.B., Martin, M.R., Jennings, C.A., Slutz, S.A., Rovang, D.C., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Awe, T.J., Hess, M.H., Lemke, R.W., Foulk, J.W., Lamppa, D.C., Jobe, M.R.L., Fang, L., Hahn, K., Chandler, G.A., … Greenly, J. (2015). Implementing and diagnosing magnetic flux compression on the Z pulsed power accelerator. 10.2172/1226004

Hahn, K., Chandler, G.A., Ruiz, C.L., Cooper, G., Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Sefkow, A.B., Sinars, D., Hansen, S.B., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Torres, J., Bur, J.A., Cuneo, M.E., … Vesey, R.A. (2015). Fusion-Neutron Measurements for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments on the Z Accelerator [Conference Poster]. 10.1088/1742-6596/717/1/012020

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., & Harvey-Thompson, A.J. (2015). A Novel Method for Unfolding Laser Blast Wave VISAR Data [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1326199

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., & Harvey-Thompson, A.J. (2015). An efficient method for unfolding kinetic pressure driven VISAR data. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 3(3). 10.1017/hpl.2015.23

Mazarakis, M.G., Cuneo, M.E., Hess, M.H., Kiefer, M.L., Leckbee, J., McKee, G.R., Rovang, D.C., & Rovang, D.C. (2015). MULTI-PULSE ELECTRON DIODE DEVELOPMENT FOR FLASH RADIOGRAPHY [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1261845

Mazarakis, M.G., Cuneo, M.E., Hess, M.H., Kiefer, M.L., Leckbee, J., McKee, G.R., Rovang, D.C., & Rovang, D.C. (2015). Multi-Pulse Electron Diode Development for flash Radiography [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1270921

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., & Harvey-Thompson, A.J. (2015). VISAR Unfold Analysis of MagLIF Laser Blast Wave Experiments [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1257143

Hansen, S.B., Gomez, M.R., Sefkow, A.B., Slutz, S.A., Hahn, K., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Awe, T.J., Sinars, D., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Chandler, G.A., Cooper, G., Cuneo, M.E., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Herrmann, M.C., Hess, M.H., … Ryutov, D. (2015). Diagnosing magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments on Z. Physics of Plasmas, 22(5). 10.1063/1.4921217

Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Sefkow, A.B., Hahn, K., Hansen, S.B., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Ruiz, C.L., Sinars, D., Harding, E.C., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Smith, I.C., Chandler, G.A., Cooper, G., Cuneo, M.E., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., … Vesey, R.A. (2015). Demonstration of thermonuclear conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments. Physics of Plasmas, 22(5). 10.1063/1.4919394

Hess, M.H. (2015). Cathodes for Multi-Pulse Injectors [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1249178

Slutz, S.A., Gomez, M.R., Sefkow, A.B., Sinars, D., Hahn, K., Hansen, S.B., Harding, E.C., Knapp, P.F., Schmit, P., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Herrmann, M.C., Hess, M.H., Johns, O., Lamppa, D.C., Martin, M.R., McBride, R., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., … Vesey, R.A. (2015). Recent Progress and Future Potential of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF). Sandia journal manuscript; Not yet accepted for publication. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1427250

Weis, M.R., Zhang, P., Lau, Y.Y., Rittersdorf, I., Zier, J., Gilgenbach, R., Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., & Peterson, K.J. (2014). Temporal evolution of surface ripples on a finite plasma slab subject to the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Physics of Plasmas, 21(12). 10.1063/1.4904210

Gomez, M.R., Jennings, C.A., Awe, T.J., Geissel, M., Rovang, D.C., Chandler, G.A., Cuneo, M.E., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Herrmann, M.C., Hess, M.H., Slutz, S.A., Johns, O., Lamppa, D.C., Martin, M.R., McBride, R., Peterson, K.J., Robertson, G.K., Rochau, G.A., Ruiz, C.L., … Schmit, P. (2014). Experimental demonstration of fusion-relevant conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion. Physical Review Letters, 113(15). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.155003

Hess, M.H. (2013). Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor growth and feedthrough in cylindrical liners [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1664748

Hess, M.H., Nakhleh, C., & Nakhleh, C. (2013). Cylindrical Effects on the Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1083079

Herrmann, M.C., Hansen, S.B., Hess, M.H., Owen, A.C., Slutz, S.A., Nakhleh, C., Sinars, D., Cuneo, M.E., McBride, R., Lamppa, D.C., Rovang, D.C., Awe, T.J., Martin, M.R., Jennings, C.A., Gomez, M.R., & Gomez, M.R. (2013). Implementing and Diagnosing Magnetic Flux Compression on Z [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1079541