摘要
In 2018 the journal High Power Laser Science and Engineering produced a Special Issue on Laboratory Astrophysics.The scope of the special issue was to span the latest research and reviews on the following topics related to laboratory astrophysics and related phenomena.The topics invited for inclusion were:·collisionless shocks;·planetary formation dynamics and planetary interiors;·warm dense matter;·hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic instabilities;·magnetic reconnection;·relativistic plasmas;·magnetic turbulence and magnetic amplification;·nuclear astrophysics;·radiative transfer and radiation hydrodynamics;·target design;·laser-based HED facilities.although this was not meant as an exhaustive list.As is usual with a special issue of this type Guest Editors were invited to lead in sourcing articles.
