Yakov Krasik
Primary academic leader of Israeli experimental pulsed-power and high-energy-density plasma physics.
01 Definition
Professor of Physics and head of the Plasma and Pulsed Power Laboratory at Technion, leading Israeli research in high-energy-density plasmas and pulsed power.
02 Detailed_Analysis
Professor Yakov Krasik directs the Plasma and Pulsed Power Laboratory (P4 Lab) at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Krasik is an internationally recognized expert in pulsed-power discharges, underwater electrical wire explosions, high-current relativistic electron beams, and plasma-based microwave generation. His academic pipeline supplies essential technical expertise to international compact fusion and defense plasma research initiatives.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ Director of the Technion Plasma and Pulsed Power Laboratory (P4 Lab).
- ▸ Pioneered underwater electrical shock wave and high-energy wire explosion physics.
- ▸ Collaborates globally on high-power microwave systems and compact fusion diagnostics.
- ▸ Acts as a foundational human capital and academic node for Israeli plasma engineering.
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
Head of Technion P4 Lab, central node of the Israeli human capital pipeline.
Network Relationships
Prof. Yakov Krasik connects to 9 entities in the intelligence network:
Entitys (9):
- → Technion P4 Lab
- ← PPPL
- ← Dr. V. Vekselman
- ← Dr. Shurik Yatom
- → nT-Tao
Research Findings
Prof. Yakov Krasik appears in 5 research analysis documents:
Israel Compact Fusion Propulsion 2025:
Findings: Israel Compact Fusion Propulsion 2025
Source PDF: [Israel_Compact_Fusion_Propulsion_2025.pdf](/archive/Israel_Compact_Fusion_Propulsion_2025)
Date range: 1994-2025
Source org: PPPL
Summary
This intelligence assessment analyzes a highly integrated Israeli human capital network, centered at the Technion’s P4 Laboratory...
Israel Compact Fusion Propulsion 2025:
Findings: Israel Compact Fusion Propulsion 2025
Source PDF: [Israel_Compact_Fusion_Propulsion_2025.pdf](/archive/Israel_Compact_Fusion_Propulsion_2025)
Date range: 1994-2025
Source org: PPPL
Summary
This intelligence assessment analyzes a highly integrated Israeli human capital network, centered at the Technion’s P4 Laboratory...
StrategicAssessment ForeignPlasmaPropulsion 2024:
Findings: Strategicassessment Foreignplasmapropulsion 2024
Source PDF: [StrategicAssessment_ForeignPlasmaPropulsion_2024.pdf](/archive/StrategicAssessment_ForeignPlasmaPropulsion_2024)
Date range: 1994-2025
Source org: LANL
Summary
This strategic assessment analyzes the clandestine development of Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) and co...
Technion Krasik PulsedPowerNetwork 2025:
Findings: Technion Krasik PulsedPowerNetwork 2025
Source PDF: [Technion_Krasik_PulsedPowerNetwork_2025.pdf](/archive/Technion_Krasik_PulsedPowerNetwork_2025)
Date range: 1976-2025
Source org: AFRL
Summary
This 2025 analysis explores the academic and professional network of Professor Yakov Krasik at the Technion, highlighting his...
Findings: US FRC Propulsion 2024
Source PDF: [US_FRC_Propulsion_2024.pdf](/archive/US_FRC_Propulsion_2024)
Date range: 1962-2024
Source org: LANL
Summary
This intelligence report details a multi-decade, clandestine U.S. government initiative to develop Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) advanced propulsion and s...
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Scylla I-C Theta Pinch Experiments
Kenneth F. McKenna reports on basic plasma physics and advanced concepts using the Scylla I-C linear theta pinch at Los Alamos.
fusion-physicsYakov Krasik Completes M.Sc. at Tomsk
Yakov Krasik receives his M.Sc. in physics from Tomsk Polytechnic Institute, focusing on high-current electron beam propagation.
personnelPPPL Compact Toruses Symposium
PPPL symposium consolidating compact toroid (FRC/spheromak) research.
fusion-researchUS-Japan Joint Symposium on Compact Toruses
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) hosted a collaborative symposium focusing on Spheromaks, FRCs, and relativistic-beam injection, marking a convergence of US and Japanese fusion programs.
fusion-physicsKrasik Earns Ph.D. at JINR Dubna
Yakov Krasik completes his Ph.D. at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, specializing in high-power ion beam generation.
personnelKen Shoulders meets Winston Bostick at APS San Diego
Ken Shoulders meets Winston Bostick at the 22nd APS Division of Plasma Physics Annual Meeting in San Diego (November 10-14, 1980). Bostick interests Shoulders in vortex filaments, directly inspiring h
ResearchNinth IAEA Conference on Plasma Physics
The Ninth International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research is held in Baltimore, Maryland, focusing on Tokamak experiments and plasma heating.
fusion-physicsAvramenko publishes erosion-discharge autonomous plasmoids (ZhTF)
Avramenko et al. report self-confined autonomous plasmoids with ball-lightning-like properties created by erosion discharge in a dielectric-walled cylindrical channel (ZhTF 1990; translation Sov. Phys
Plasma PhysicsKrasik Emigrates to Israel
Professor Yakov Krasik moves from the Soviet Union to the Weizmann Institute of Science, facilitating the transfer of Soviet pulsed power expertise to the West.
personnelNachamkin Force-Free Plasmoid Model (DTIC ADA257765)
Jack Nachamkin publishes 'Force-Free Time-Harmonic Plasmoids' under AFRL contract F04611-88-C-0020. The paper presents a heretofore unexplored solution of Maxwell's equations for time-harmonic waves i
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