Adam B. Sefkow
Adam B. Sefkow is an American physicist, academic, and researcher specializing in high-energy density physics, inertial confinement fusion and laser-plasma interactions. [1]He is an assistant professor at the University of Rochester as well as a senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).[2] Sefkow has worked in fusion energy research and has received Early Career Research Program Award from United States Department of Energy in 2017.
Education
Adam B. Sefkow earned his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 2007.[3] Following his doctoral studies, he joined Sandia National Laboratories as technical staff in the Pulsed Power Sciences Center.[4] He remained at Sandia until 2016, when he accepted a position at the University of Rochester.[5]
Career
He is currently serving as an assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science at the University of Rochester, where he has held faculty positions since 2016. [3]He is also a Senior Scientist in the Theory Division at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics at the University of Rochester.[1] Prior to his academic career, Sefkow worked as a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories, where he focused on inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and pulsed power sciences.[6] He served as a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia from 2007 to 2014 and has been a collaborating scientist with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2007.[5] Sefkow's earlier career includes research roles at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.[3]
He received Early Career Research Program Award in 2017 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced simulation tools for fusion research. [7]Same year, he also received Fusion Power Associates Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award for his contributions to fusion engineering, including advancements in laser-plasma interactions and charged-particle beam transport.[8]
Research
Sefkow's research primarily revolves around high-energy density physics, magneto-inertial fusion, and plasma physics.[9] He is recognized [not in citation given] for his work in the development of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF), a novel approach to achieving controlled thermonuclear fusion.[10] Sefkow was instrumental in the design and execution of the first successful MagLIF experiments on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories, leading to significant neutron yields.[11] [12]
He has been involved in experiments at major US laser facilities, including the National Ignition Facility (NIF), OMEGA, Z-Beamlet, and TRIDENT, investigating the role of magnetic fields in fusion experiments and advancing the understanding of laser-plasma interactions.[13]
Selected publications
Journals
- Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration. Committee on a Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 2021-04-05. doi:10.17226/25802. ISBN 978-0-309-67760-8. Search this book on
- Sefkow, A. B.; Goyon, C.; Pollock, B. B.; Glinsky, M. E.; Peterson, K. J.; Weis, M. R.; Carroll, E. G.; Fry, J.; Piston, K.; Harvey-Thompson, A. J.; Hansen, S. B.; Beckwith, K.; Ampleford, D. J.; Tubman, E. R.; Strozzi, D. J. (2023-02-24). "Experimental demonstration of >20 kJ laser energy coupling in 1-cm hydrocarbon-filled gas pipe targets via inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption with applications to MagLIF". Physics of Plasmas. 30 (2): 022711. Bibcode:2023PhPl...30b2711P. doi:10.1063/5.0120916. ISSN 1070-664X.
- Sefkow, A. B.; Davies, J. R.; Barnak, D. H.; Betti, R.; Campbell, E. M.; Glebov, V. Yu.; Knauer, J. P.; Leal, L. S.; Peebles, J. L.; Hansen, E. C.; Woo, K. M. (2020-06-01). "Neutron yield enhancement and suppression by magnetization in laser-driven cylindrical implosions". Physics of Plasmas. 27 (6). Bibcode:2020PhPl...27f2703H. doi:10.1063/1.5144447. ISSN 1070-664X.
- Sefkow, A,B.; Maximov, A. V.; Betti, R.; Leal, L.S.; Ivanov, V. V. (2020-02-01). "Modeling magnetic confinement of laser-generated plasma in cylindrical geometry leading to disk-shaped structures". Physics of Plasmas. 27 (2): 022116. Bibcode:2020PhPl...27b2116L. doi:10.1063/1.5139888. ISSN 1070-664X. OSTI 1602259.
- Sefkow, A. B.; Harvey-Thompson, A. J.; Wei, M. S.; Nagayama, T.; Campbell, E. M.; Blue, B. E.; Heeter, R. F.; Koning, J. M.; Peterson, K. J.; Schmitt, A. (2016-11-02). "Laser propagation measurements in long-scale-length underdense plasmas relevant to magnetized liner inertial fusion". Physical Review E. 94 (5): 051201. Bibcode:2016PhRvE..94e1201H. doi:10.1103/physreve.94.051201. ISSN 2470-0045. PMID 27967028.
- Sefkow, A. B.; Slutz, S. A.; Gomez, M. R.; Hahn, K. D.; Hansen, S. B.; Knapp, P. F.; Schmit, P. F.; Ruiz, C. L.; Sinars, D. B.; Harding, E. C.; Jennings, C. A.; Awe, T. J.; Geissel, M.; Rovang, D. C.; Smith, I. C.; Chandler, G. A.; Cooper, G. W.; Cuneo, M. E.; Harvey-Thompson, A. J.; Herrmann, M. C.; Hess, M. H.; Lamppa, D. C.; Martin, M. R.; McBride, R. D.; Peterson, K. J.; Porter, J. L.; Rochau, G. A.; Savage, M. E.; Schroen, D. G.; Stygar, W. A.; Vesey, R. A. (May 2015). "Demonstration of thermonuclear conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion experimentsa)". Physics of Plasmas. 22 (5): 056306. doi:10.1063/1.4919394.
- Sefkow, A. B.; Slutz, S. A.; Koning, J. M.; Marinak, M. M.; Peterson, K. J.; Sinars, D. B.; Vesey, R. A. (1 July 2014). "Design of magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments using the Z facility". Physics of Plasmas. 21 (7). Bibcode:2014PhPl...21g2711S. doi:10.1063/1.4890298.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marcotte, Bob (2017-08-17). "Adam Sefkow recognized for research in fusion, high-energy density physics". News Center. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "Adam Sefkow". www.hajim.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Read "Plasma Science: Enabling Technology, Sustainability, Security, and Exploration" at NAP.edu. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Neal. "Sandia magnetized fusion technique produces significant results". News Releases. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Valich, Lindsey (2017-12-07). "Four LLE members receive awards for fusion development research". News Center. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "Sandia Magnetized Fusion Technique Produces Significant Results". Sandia Energy. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ Palmer, Heather (2017-12-01). "Advancement of Hybrid Fluid-Kinetic Modeling". Laboratory for Laser Energetics. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "2017 Fusion Power Associates Awards Announced". qedfusion.org. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ "LANL: Plasma Research Shows Promise For Future Compact Accelerators". ladailypost.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
- ↑ Sefkow, A. B.; Slutz, S. A.; Koning, J. M.; Marinak, M. M.; Peterson, K. J.; Sinars, D. B.; Vesey, R. A. (2014-07-24). "Design of magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments using the Z facilitya)". Physics of Plasmas. 21 (7): 072711. Bibcode:2014PhPl...21g2711S. doi:10.1063/1.4890298. ISSN 1070-664X.
- ↑ https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/ac2dbe/pdf An overview of magneto-inertial fusion on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories
- ↑ Palaniyappan, Sasi; Huang, Chengkun; Gautier, Donald C.; Hamilton, Christopher E.; Santiago, Miguel A.; Kreuzer, Christian; Sefkow, Adam B.; Shah, Rahul C.; Fernández, Juan C. (11 December 2015). "Efficient quasi-monoenergetic ion beams from laser-driven relativistic plasmas". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 10170. Bibcode:2015NatCo...610170P. doi:10.1038/ncomms10170. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 4682178. PMID 26657147.
- ↑ Lavell, Michael J.; Kish, Ayden J.; Sexton, Andrew T.; Evans, Eugene S.; Mohammad, Ibrahim; Gomez-Ramirez, Sara; Scullin, William; Borscz, Marcus; Pikuz, Sergey; Mehlhorn, Thomas A.; Tabak, Max; Ainsworth, Greg; Sefkow, Adam B. (2024-09-13). "A kinetic study of fusion burn waves in compressed deuterium–tritium and proton–boron plasmas". Frontiers in Physics. 12. Bibcode:2024FrP....1240037L. doi:10.3389/fphy.2024.1440037. ISSN 2296-424X.
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