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Douglass Schumacher

Physics and Astronomy · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1987
Laser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaLaser Design and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics

Publications

171

Citations

4,216

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1987

Research summary
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Douglass Schumacher works on high-intensity laser-plasma physics, focusing on how ultra-short, powerful laser pulses interact with matter to accelerate particles (like protons and ions) and clean up laser pulse quality using devices called plasma mirrors. Much of the recent work involves developing novel liquid-crystal-based plasma mirrors for high-power laser facilities and using computer simulations (particle-in-cell methods) to model these interactions. This research is relevant to applications such as laser-driven ion acceleration, fusion energy research, and next-generation high-repetition-rate laser systems.

Laser-plasma interactionsPlasma mirrors and pulse cleaningLaser-driven ion/proton accelerationParticle-in-cell (PIC) simulationsHigh-power/petawatt laser technology

Publication output was higher and more variable earlier in the decade (2017-2020), dipped notably around 2021-2023 (including a year with no listed output), and has shown modest renewed activity in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 11 publications11172018: 5 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 5 publications22232024: 4 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×19
  • APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts×5
  • Physics of Plasmas×3
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×3
  • New Journal of Physics×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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