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Discover our extensive collection of journals, conference proceedings, and books that span plasma physics and its intersections with other disciplines.

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Featured Journals

Journals dedicated to research in plasma physics:

Physics of Plasmas

The most highly cited journal devoted fully to plasma physics    

2.0 Impact Factor*
9.6 Years cited half-life*
4.1 CiteScore™†
95 Days avg. time to acceptance
35 Days avg. time to first decision
Article types: Articles, Letters, Perspectives, Tutorials, and Reviews
Access type: Subscription with open access option
Indexed In: Web of Science, Scopus

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Matter and Radiation at Extremes

All areas of physical sciences in applied, theoretical, and experimental research on matter and radiation at extremes    

4.8 Impact Factor*
3.3 Years cited half-life*
8.6 CiteScore™†
134 Days avg. time to acceptance
25 Days avg. time to first decision
Article types: Articles, Letters, Perspectives, Reviews
Access type: Diamond open access
Indexed In: Web of Science

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Interdisciplinary Journals

Journals at the intersection of Plasma Physics and related disciplines:

Journal of Applied Physics

Significant results in cutting-edge applied physics

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Applied Physics Letters

Shaping the future of applied physics

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Review of Scientific Instruments

An indispensable resource for researchers invested in cutting-edge instrumentation

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AIP Advances

A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences

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Applied Physics Reviews

Comprehensive coverage of the latest breakthroughs in laser applications

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Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A

Understanding interfaces and surfaces at a fundamental level and using this understanding to advance the state-of-the-art in various technological applications

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Low Temperature Physics

The international forum for studies of low temperature physical phenomena

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Physics of Fluids

Highly cited leader in mechanics and fluid physics

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Featured AIP Conference Proceedings

AIP Conference Proceedings has been a trusted publishing partner for more than 40 years, delivering fast, affordable, and versatile publishing for maximum exposure of your meeting’s key research.  Below are just a few of the Proceedings that are rooted in plasmas physics research. 

	Preface: 24th Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas
	Preface: Non-Neutral Plasma Physics X
	Preface: Diverse World of Dusty Plasmas

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Highlighted Research

Quantum computing for fusion energy science applications

This is a review of recent research exploring and extending present-day quantum computing capabilities for fusion energy science applications. We begin with a brief tutorial on both ideal and open quantum dynamics, universal quantum computation, and quantum algorithms.

SPARC as a platform to advance tokamak science

The unique capabilities of the SPARC tokamak mean that it has the potential to contribute significantly to tokamak science and plasma physics, motivating further collaboration and broader data access beyond the CFS and MIT teams.

The acceleration of a high-charge electron bunch to 10 GeV in a 10-cm nanoparticle-assisted wakefield accelerator

An intense laser pulse focused onto a plasma can excite nonlinear plasma waves. Under appropriate conditions, electrons from the background plasma are trapped in the plasma wave and accelerated to ultra-relativistic velocities.

Spectrum-tailored random fiber laser towards ICF laser facility

Broadband low-coherence light is considered to be an effective way to suppress laser plasma instability. Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of low-coherence laser facilities to reduce back-scattering during beam–target coupling.

Cryogenic etching of silicon compounds using a CHF3 based plasma

Cryogenic etching of a-Si, SiO₂, and Si₃N₄ materials by CHF₃/Ar inductively coupled plasma is investigated in a range of temperature from −140 to +20 °C.

Experimental and theoretical comparison of ion properties from nanosecond laser-produced plasmas of metal targets

The ion emission properties of laser-produced plasmas as a function of laser intensities between 4–50 GW cm^-2 and varying angles with respect to the target normal were investigated.

Observation of photoelectric-induced microplasma avalanche breakdown in AlGaN ultraviolet photodiode with separate absorption and multiplication structure

Amplification of weak ultraviolet signals has always been a challenging issue to design and fabricate high-performance ultraviolet photodetectors. Here, we observe a distinctive microplasma breakdown behavior in AlGaN-based ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes with artificial mesa architecture.

Introducing dusty plasma particle growth of nanospherical titanium dioxide

In dusty plasma environments, spontaneous growth of nanoparticles from reactive gases has been extensively studied for over three decades, primarily focusing on hydrocarbons and silicate particles.

Design of the shattered pellet injection system for ASDEX Upgrade

A new shattered pellet injection system was designed and built to perform disruption mitigation experiments on ASDEX Upgrade. The system can inject pellets with diameters of 1, 2, 4, or 8 mm with variable lengths over a range of L/D ratios of ∼0.5–1.5.

Probing local electron temperature and density inside a sheared flow stabilized Z-pinch using portable optical Thomson scattering

We report the first optical Thomson scattering measurements inside a high electron temperature (≳1 keV) and moderate electron density (mid 10^{16 cm⁻³) plasma.}

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January 6-10, 2025

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January 18-21, 2025

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*Data from the 2023 Journal Citation Reports® Science Edition (Clarivate, 2024).
†CiteScore™ 2023 for AIP Publishing Journals Calculated by Scopus