Toy model of the "fountain effect" for magnetic field generation in intense laser-solid interactions
Plasma Physics
2012-02-03 v1
Abstract
A very simple "geometrical" model of a fountain is analyzed to evaluate the net flow on the ground resulting from the superposition of the source and the falling streams. On this basis we suggest a scaling for the magnetic field generated at the rear surface of high-intensity laser-irradiated solid targets due to the "fountain effect" related to fast electrons escaping in vacuum.
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@article{arxiv.1202.0389,
title = {Toy model of the "fountain effect" for magnetic field generation in intense laser-solid interactions},
author = {Andrea Macchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.0389},
year = {2012}
}
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3 pages, 2 figures