Marko Cvejić, Tal Queller, Eyal Kroupp, Dimitri Mikitchuk, Ramy Doron, Vladimir Bernshtam, Oleg Nedostup, Amnon Fruchtman, Yitzhak Maron, (2026), Spectroscopic method for measuring the radial component of the magnetic field in cylindrically imploding plasmas, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 97, 033508 (2026).
Link
A. Fruchtman and G. Makrinich, (2024), Ion dynamics in standing electromagnetic wave near the cyclotron frequency, Phys. Plasmas 31, 043502-1-13 (2024).
Link
C. Stollberg, E. Kroupp, D. Mikitchuk, P. Sharma, V. Bernshtam, M. Cvejic, R. Doron, E. Stambulchik, Y. Maron, A. Fruchtman, I. E. Ochs, N. J. Fisch, and U. Shumlak
, (2023), Observation of Fast Current Redistribution in an Imploding Plasma Column, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 205101 (2023).
Link
Y. Maron , R. Doron , M. Cvejic´, E. Stambulchik , D. Mikitchuk , C. Stollberg , T. Queller, E. Kroupp, G. Rosenzweig , B. Rubinstein, S. Biswas , V. Bernshtam, O. Nedostup, V. Litmanovich, V. Fisher, A. Starobinets, A. Fruchtman, A. Fisher, V. Tangri, J. L. Giuliani, A. L. Velikovich, A. Dasgupta, I. E. Ochs, E. J. Kolmes, M. E. Mlodik, S. Davidovits, N. J. Fisch, and M. D. Johnston
, (2023), Spectroscopic Determination of Magnetic Fields in Pulsed-Power and High-Energy-Density Plasmas, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 51, 3407 (2023).
Link
M. Cvejic, D. Mikitchuk, E. Kroupp, R. Doron, P. Sharma, Y. Maron, A. L. Velikovich, A. Fruchtman , I. E. Ochs, E. J. Kolmes, and N. J. Fisch
, (2022), Self-Generated Plasma Rotation in a Z-Pinch Implosion with Preembedded Axial Magnetic Field, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 015001 (2022).
Link
G. Rosenzweig , E. Kroupp , T. Queller , A. Starobinets , Y. Maron, V. Tangri , J. L. Giuliani, and A. Fruchtman
, (2020), Local measurements of the spatial magnetic field distribution in a z-pinch plasma during and near stagnation using polarization spectroscopy, Phys. Plasmas 27, 022705 (2020).
Link
Kazunori Takahashi, Christine Charles, Rod W. Boswell, Yoshinori Takao, Amnon Fruchtman, Jaume Navarro-Cavallé and Mario Merino
, (2020), Commentary: On helicon thrusters: Will they ever fly?, Frontiers in Physics 8, 277 (2020).
Link
Igor D. Kaganovich, Andrei Smolyakov, Yevgeny Raitses, Eduardo Ahedo3, Ioannis G. Mikellides, Benjamin Jorns,Francesco Taccogna, Renaud Gueroult, Sedina Tsikata, Anne Bourdon, Jean-Pierre Boeuf, Michael Keidar, Andrew Tasman Powis, Mario Merino, Mark M Cappelli, Kentaro Hara1, Johan A. Carlsson, Nathaniel J. Fisch, Pascal Chabert, Irina Schweigert, Trevor Lafleur, Konstantin Matyash, Alexander V. Khrabrov, Rod W. Boswell, and Amnon Fruchtman
, (2020), Perspectives on Physics of E×B Discharges Relevant to Plasma Propulsion and Similar Technologies, Phys. Plasmas 27, 120601 (2020).
Link
D. Mikitchuk, M. Cvejic, R. Doron, E. Kroupp, C. Stollberg, Y. Maron, A. L. Velikovich, N. D. Ouart, J. L. Giuliani, T. A. Mehlhorn, E. P. Yu, and A. Fruchtman
, (2019), Effects of a Preembedded Axial Magnetic Field on the Current Distribution in a Z-pinch implosion, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 045001 (2019).
Link
I. E. Ochs, C. Stollberg, E. Kroupp, Y. Maron, A. Fruchtman, E. J. Kolmes, M. E. Mlodik, and N. J. Fisch
, (2019), Current channel evolution in ideal Z pinch for general velocity profiles, Phys. Plasmas 26, 122706 (2019).
Link
E. Kroupp, E. Stambulchik, A. Starobinets, D. Osin, V. I. Fisher, D. Alumot, Y. Maron, S. Davidovits, N. J. Fisch, and A. Fruchtman
, (2018), Turbulent stagnation in a Z-pinch plasma, Phys. Rev. E 97, 013202 (2018).
Link
G. Makrinich, A. Fruchtman, D. Zoler, and R. L. Boxman
, (2018), Electric force on plasma ions and the momentum of the ion-neutrals flow, J. Appl. Phys. 123, 173302 (2018).
Link
R. Gueroult, A. Fruchtman, and N. J. Fisch
, (2018), Cumulative displacement induced by a magnetosonic soliton bouncing in a bounded plasma slab, Phys. Plasmas 25, 062118 (2018).
Link
A. Fruchtman
, (2017), Fast magnetic field penetration into low resistivity plasma, J. Plasma phys. 83, 595830104 (2017).
Link
A. Fruchtman and S. Shinohara, (2017), Diamagnetism and neutrals depletion in a plasma, Phys. Plasmas 24, 103523 (2017).
Link
A. Fruchtman
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 50, 473002 (2017) - Topical Review., (2017), Neutral gas depletion in low temperature plasma, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 50, 473002 (2017) - Topical Review.
Link
B. Rubinstein, R. Doron, Y. Maron, A. Fruchtman, and T. A. Mehlhorn
, (2016), The structure of a magnetic-field front propagating non-diffusively in low-resistivity multi-species plasma, Phys. Plasmas 23, 040703 (2016).
Link
Shunjiro Shinohara, Daisuke Kuwahara, Kazuki Yano, and Amnon Fruchtman
, (2016), Suppression of diamagnetism by neutrals pressure in partially ionized, high-beta plasma, Phys. Plasmas 23, 122108 (2016).
Link
R. Doron, B. Rubinstein, J. Citrin, R. Arad, Y. Maron, A. Fruchtman, H. R. Strauss, and T. A. Mehlhorn
, (2016), Electron density evolution during a fast, non-diffusive propagation of a magnetic field in a multi-ion-species plasma, Phys. Plasmas 23, 122126 (2016).
Link
J.-M. Rax, A. Fruchtman, R. Gueroult, and N. J. Fisch
, (2015), Breakdown of the Brillouin limit and classical fluxes in rotating collisional plasmas, Phys. Plasmas 22, 092101 (2015).
Link
G. Makrinich and A. Fruchtman
, (2014), The force exerted by a fireball, Phys. Plasmas 21, 023505 (2014).
Link
A. Fruchtman
, (2014), Enhanced thrust due to ion–neutral collisions for electric propulsion, Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 34, 647 (2014).
Link
Grants & Awards
The Israeli institute for research of nuclear fusion and hot plasma (2023 - 2026 ): "Experimental and Theoretical Research of Mass Separation and Imploding Plasmas" (with Weizmann)
NSF-BSF (2023-2027): "Multi-ion Transport, Rotation, and Turbulence In Hydrodynamic Compression of Z pinch" (with Princeton and Weizmann)
Israel Science Foundation (2022-2026): "Control of plasma flow through affecting the ponderomotive force and the electrostatic field".
NSF-BSF (2018-2022): "Equation of state for hydrodynamic compression in turbulent Z-pinch" (with Princeton and Weizmann)
Israel Science Foundation (2016-2020): "Momentum delivery to plasma generated by electromagnetic waves".
NSF-BSF (2015-2018): "Equation of state for hydrodynamic compression in turbulent Z-pinch" (with Princeton and Weizmann)
Israel Science Foundation (2011-2015): "Imparting momentum to a plasma".
US - Israel Binational Science Foundation (2009-2014): "New effects in rotating plasma" (with Princeton U.)
Israel Science Foundation (2007-2011): "Acceleration of an ionizing plasma"
Ministry of Environment (2003-2006): "Development of processes for the microelectronics industry with reduced global warming gas emission".
Ministry of Industry (2003-2006): "Development of a low power Hall thruster" (with Rafael, Soreq, and Technion)
Israel Space Agency (through Ministry of Science) (1999-2002): "Research into improved configurations of the Hall thruster".
Us-Israel Binational Science Foundation (1999-2002): "Novel configurations for the Hall thruster" (with Princeton U.)
Israel Science Foundation (1999-2002): "Plasma acceleration for materials processing"
Quarter Micron consortium (1998-2000): "A high density plasma source for materials processing"
US Air Force Office of Scientific Research - AFOSR (1996-1999): "Scaling laws for the Hall thruster performance", with N. J. Fisch (through Princeton U.)
Fellow, American Physical Society (1999)
The Louis and Ida Rich Career Development Chair - Weizmann Institute (1989-1995)
Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (1983 - 1985)
Exhibitions & Events
INVITED TALKS
“The effects of diffraction, waveguide, and density non-uniformities on the FEL interaction”, 10th Int’l. Free Electron Laser (FEL) Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 1988.
“Notes on coherent gyrophase CRM (Wiggler-Free FEL)”, The Research Workshop on Cyclotron-Resonance Masers and Gyrotrons, Maale Hachamisha, Israel, May 1998.
“On the efficiency of several electric thruster configurations”, 44th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (DPP), Orlando, Florida, USA, November 2002
“Maximum theoretical efficiency of various concepts”, International Symposium on Energy Conversion Fundamentals, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2004.
“Coupled Dynamics of Neutrals and Plasma”, 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, June 2007
“The divergence of a supersonic plasma jet”, Third International Conference on Frontiers of Nonlinear Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, July 2007.
"Neutral depletion and transport in low pressure plasmas”, 28th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG), Prague, Czech Republic, July 2007.
“Plasma thrusters and double layers”, The 9th International Workshop on the Interrelationship between Plasma Experiments in Laboratory and Space (IPELS), Palm Cove Resort, Cairns, Australia, August 2007.
“Magnetic field penetration and ion separation in a POS plasma”, IEEE Pulsed Power and Plasma Science (PPPS, ICOPS), San Francisco, California, USA, July 2013.
“Increase of the electric force on plasma by ion-neutral collisions”, First International Middle East Plasma Science conference (IMEPS), Antalya, Turkey, April 2014.
“Mass separation in a plasma by the wave ponderomotive force with electrostatic self fields”, 15th Asia-Pacific Physics Conference (APPC15), South Korea, August 2022 (virtual).
