A. J. Mackinnon

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

76h-index23.5kcitations632works22.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics(439), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma(299), High-pressure geophysics and materials(191), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications(123), Nuclear Physics and Applications(90)

Publications625 total

Development and scaling of MeV x-ray radiography at NIF-ARC
Physics of Plasmas·2025Open Access
Demonstration of improvement of energy conversion rate from kJ PW laser to protons with electron confinement
Physics of Plasmas·2025Open Access
Increased electron, positron, and x-ray production from high intensity laser interactions using micro-wire targets
Physics of Plasmas·2025Open Access
Laser-driven flash x-ray radiography of a shocked metallic foil
AIP Advances·2025Open Access
Direct Evidence of Multispecies Hydrodynamics in Ignition-Scale Hohlraums
Physical Review Letters·2025· 2 cited
Diagnostic development and needs for laser driven MeV x-ray radiography
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Identifying, quantifying, and mitigating background with the time-resolved x-ray diffraction platform at the National Ignition Facility
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024
Measurements of K-edge and L-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure at the national ignition facility (invited)
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024Open Access
Thermonuclear performance variability near ignition at the National Ignition Facility
Physics of Plasmas·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Neutron imaging of the deuterium–tritium tamping gas volume in an inertial confinement fusion hohlraum
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024· 2 cited
Developing time-resolved x-ray diffraction diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility (invited)
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Time resolved x-ray diffraction using the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF): Preliminary assessment of diffraction precision
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024· 5 cited
Diagnosing inertial confinement fusion ignition
Nuclear Fusion·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
The crucial role of diagnostics in achieving ignition on the National Ignition Facility (NIF)
Physics of Plasmas·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Electrical design of the flexible imaging diffraction diagnostic for laser experiments (FIDDLE) at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)—Requirements, design, and performance
Review of Scientific Instruments·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Review and meta-analysis of electron temperatures from high-intensity laser–solid interactions
Physics of Plasmas·2024· 19 citedOpen Access
Observations and properties of the first laboratory fusion experiment to exceed a target gain of unity
Physical review. E·2024· 60 citedOpen Access
Assembly of high-Areal-Density Deuterium-Tritium fuel from indirectly driven cryogenic implosions
Figshare·2024Open Access
Time resolved X-ray diffraction using the FIDDLE diagnostic at NIF
2024Open Access
Extended X-ray absorption fine structure of dynamically-compressed copper up to 1 terapascal
Nature Communications·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

P. K. Patel(22), S. Le Pape(16), O. L. Landen(16), S. W. Haan(15), S. P. Hatchett(14), S. H. Glenzer(14), N. Izumi(14), A. G. MacPhee(14), D. A. Callahan(13), O. S. Jones(13), T. Ma(13), T. Döppner(12), A. Nikroo(12), J. E. Ralph(11), P. M. Celliers(11), M. J. Edwards(11), J. A. Frenje(11), M. Borghesi(11), O. Willi(11), J. D. Kilkenny(11)