Magnetization of laser-produced plasma in a chiral hollow target
Plasma Physics
2017-04-05 v1
Abstract
It is demonstrated that targets with a broken rotational symmetry may facilitate generation of a strong axial (poloidal) magnetic field. An intense laser beam irradiating such a target creates intense electron currents carrying vorticity and producing strong spontaneous magnetic fields. Combined with a laser electron acceleration, such targets may be used for generation and guiding of magnetized, collimated particle or plasma beams.
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@article{arxiv.1602.02626,
title = {Magnetization of laser-produced plasma in a chiral hollow target},
author = {Ph. Korneev and V. Tikhonchuk and E. d'Humières},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.02626},
year = {2017}
}