Effects of pulsed electric field accelerated aging on the properties of PAO cooling oil for electric motors
September 2026
The electrification of powertrains could pave the way for fresh perspectives and new opportunities for electric traction machines. As in the case of traditional drive systems, it is essential to fulfill...
Mechanistic insights into electroporation: PEF applications in plant tissue disruption
September 2026
Pulsed electric fields (PEF) alter cell membrane permeability in plant tissues, producing measurable physical effects that range from nanoscale pore formation to tissue-scale changes in transport, hydration,...
Pulsed power—driven shockwave for the breakout of drill pipes
September 2026
Conventional pipe-sticking treatments that utilize highly explosive loads carry substantial safety risks. Pulsed power-driven shockwaves have promising application prospects for breaking out stuck drill...
Research status of discharge-produced plasma EUV light sources
September 2026
As chip manufacturing processes advance toward nodes measuring ≤ 5 nm, extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) has become a key technology for sustaining Moore’s law. As the core component of EUVL scanners,...
Conceptual design of the China Z-pinch Fusion Facility
September 2026
The China Z-pinch Fusion Facility (CZFF) was designed as a next-generation high-energy-density physics platform to demonstrate thermonuclear ignition and advance the Z-pinch-driven fusion–fission hybrid...
Pulsed electric fields in oncology: Mechanisms, technologies, and clinical frontiers
September 2026
Pulsed electric field (PEF) technologies have rapidly emerged as versatile platforms for non-thermal biomedical interventions, particularly for tumor ablation. Distinguished by their ability to deliver...
On influence of magnetic fields on structure of diffuse and filamentary volumetric and surface discharges
Available online 23 September 2026
Nonthermal plasma in gases at high pressures is an attractive subject for many applications. Such plasmas are generated by different types of gas discharges. In particular, direct current (DC), alternating...
Ionization Wave in Pulsed Gas Discharge
Available online 19 September 2026
Ionization waves in pulsed gas discharges with various discharge forms constitute a unifying physical framework for understanding transient and non-equilibrium plasmas with strong electric field enhancement,...
Plasma formation thresholds at material surfaces under high-current electron beam bombardment
July 2026
This paper presents the energy density deposition thresholds required for plasma formation on the surfaces of tungsten, tantalum, copper, and stainless steel targets. Experiments were conducted using...
Ammonia synthesis by nanosecond pulsed atmospheric pressure plasma jets impinging on water
July 2026
Developing energy-efficient technologies for carbon-neutral ammonia (NH3) synthesis is critical for decentralized fertilizer production and global decarbonization. This study investigates generating...
Effects of flow velocity on repetitive pulsed discharge uniformity in ArF excimer laser gas mixtures
July 2026
Achieving a uniform high-energy discharge at high repetition rates is a fundamental challenge in the scaling of high-pressure gas lasers. Herein, we demonstrate the effect of gas flow velocity on the...
Design and performance of Dragon-II X-ray source
July 2026
High-energy X-ray flash radiography utilizes short-pulse high-energy X-rays generated by an accelerator to capture snapshots of fast-moving dense objects, enabling the inference of their internal geometric...
Problems of the high energy density physics in investigations using pulsed power
July 2026
Pulsed power is widely used in high energy density physics research for a broad range of applications, including magneto-inertial fusion, investigations of material properties such as equations of state...
Recent progress in high-power microwave sources: From vacuum electronics to solid-state solutions
July 2026
This paper systematically reviews recent advances in various high-power microwave (HPM) sources over the past 20 years. Based on the underlying technical approaches, HPM sources can be classified into...