Profile

PhD, University of Rochester, 2012
Dr. Yan's research interest is generally in the area of high energy density physics (HEDP). In particular, he is interested in exciting plasma physics topics relevant to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and astrophysics. He uses large-scale Paricle-in-Cell (PIC) and has been developing fluid models to help understanding different levels of physical details in these highly nonlinear areas of physics.

Research Sujects

Laser plasma interactions

We are working on laser plasma interactions, especially the instabilities occuring when intense lasers are propagating in a plasma in ICF-relevant regimes. Lasers resonantly interact with intrinsic waves in a plasma.

Envelope of scatted lights (left) and electron plasma waves (right), showing convective amplification of the Stimulated Raman side Scattering

Multiple physics in hydrodynamics

Hydrodynamics in HEDP include rich physics processes, e.g., magnetic fields, radiation, and kinetic effects.

Self-generated magnetic field in the Rayleigh-Taylor instabilties, ablative (left) and classical (right)

Selected Publications (recent)

F.-X. Zhou, C.-W. Lian, R. Yan*, Y. Ji*, J. Li, Q. Jia, and J. Zheng, "Convective nature of the stimulated Raman side scattering in inertial confinement fusion", Physical Review E 112, L033201 (2025)
C.-W. Lian, Y. Ji, R. Yan*, J. Li*, L.-F. Wang, Y.-K. Ding, and Jian Zheng, "Two-plasmon-decay instability stimulated by dual laser beams in inertial confinement fusion", Matter and Radiation at Extremes 10, 017403 (2025)
Dehua Zhang, XianJiang, Tao Tao, Jun Li, Rui Yan*, Dejun Sun, and Jian Zheng, Self-generated magnetic field in three-dimensional ablative Rayleigh-Taylor instability, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1000, A94 (2024)
C. Yao, J. Li*, L. Hao*, R. Yan*, C. Wang, A. Lei, Y-K. Ding, and J. Zheng, Anomalous hot electron generation from two plasmon decay instability driven by broadband laser pulses with intensity modulations, Nuclear Fusion 64, 106013 (2024)
Jun Li, Rui Yan*, Bin Zhao, Junfeng Wu, Lifeng Wang*, and Shiyang Zou, "Effect of hot-electron preheating on the multimode bubble-front growth of the ablative Rayleigh-Taylor instability", Physics of Plasmas 31, 012703 (2024)

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