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A target using a paisley pattern generates 100-kT-level magnetic fields. Laser irradiation induces local charge separation on the target, which creates surface currents along the concave surface, generating a magnetic field. For a laser…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-04-13 Myles Allen Zosa , Yan-Jun Gu , Masakatsu Murakami

A simple setup for the generation of ultra-intense quasistatic magnetic fields, based on the generation of electron currents with a predefined geometry in a curved 'escargot' target, is proposed and analysed. Particle-In-Cell simulations…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Ph. Korneev , E. d'Humieres , V. Tikhonchuk

The paper examines the prospects of using laser plasmas for studying novel regimes of the magnetic field line reconnection and charged particle acceleration. Basic features of plasma dynamics in the three-dimensional configurations relevant…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-11-23 S. V. Bulanov

Using a three dimensional relativistic particle-in-cell code we have performed numerical experiments of plasma shells colliding at relativistic velocities. Such scenarios are found in many astrophysical objects e.g. the relativistic outflow…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. B. Hededal , J. Trier Frederiksen , T. Haugboelle , Å. Nordlund

The emission of multi-MeV ($\gamma$-ray) photons from the interaction of a high-powered laser pulse with a dense plasma target is studied using particle-in-cell simulations. A new set of diagnostic techniques is presented and applied to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-07-02 A. H. Younis , A. Davidson , B. Hafizi , D. F. Gordon

Magnetic field-aligned electric fields are characteristic features of magnetic reconnection processes operating in externally agitated magnetized plasmas. An especially interesting environment for such a process are the coronae of accretion…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 R. Schopper , H. Lesch , G. T. Birk

Using 2.5-dimensional Particle-in-Cell simulations, we study the kinetic physics of relativistic shear flow boundary in collisionless electron-positron (e+e-) plasmas. We find efficient magnetic field generation and particle energization at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Edison Liang , Markus Boettcher , Ian Smith

A novel scheme for generating powerful terahertz (THz) radiation based on laser-solid interactions is proposed. When a $p$-polarized femtosecond laser impinges obliquely on a plane solid target and the target partially blocks the laser…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-09-02 Ke Hu , Longqing Yi

The generation of super-high energetic electrons influenced by pre-plasma at relativistic intensity laser-matter interaction is studied in a one-dimensional slab approximation with particle-in-cell simulations. Different pre-plasma…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-02-13 D. Wu , S. I. Krasheninnikov , S. X. Luan , W. Yu

Generating a powerful and quasistatic magnetic field within the confines of a tabletop laboratory experiment has proven to be a persistent challenge. The creation of magnetized high-energy-density plasma through such experiments presents…

The field of laser-matter interaction traditionally deals with the response of atoms, molecules and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological progress is opening up the possibility of employing intense…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2012-08-20 A. Di Piazza , C. Müller , K. Z. Hatsagortsyan , C. H. Keitel

The radiation pressure of next generation ultra-high intensity ($>10^{23}$ W/cm$^{2}$) lasers could efficiently accelerate ions to GeV energies. However, nonlinear quantum-electrodynamic effects play an important role in the interaction of…

We investigate seed magnetic field generation in the early universe by radiation force of first stars. In the previous study with steady assumption, large amplitudes(10^{-15} G for first stars, 10^{-11}G for QSOs) are predicted. In this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Masashi Ando , Kentaro Doi , Hajime Susa

In this study, we utilize intense laser pulses and advanced quantum mechanical frameworks to investigate the behavior of high-velocity electrons within magnetized plasma environments. The focus of our research is placed within the context…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 B. S. Sharma , Garima Yadav , N. K. Jaiman , D. N. Gupta

We report the generation of MeV temperature electrons using sub-terawatt laser systems with a liquid methanol jet as a target. Remarkably, even at laser intensities of 1016W/cm2, liquid cylindrical (2D) 15 micron methanol jets produce…

The progressive development of high power lasers over the last several decades, enables the study of $\gamma$-photon generation when an intense laser beam interacts with matter, mainly via inverse Compton scattering at the high intensity…

An up to 15 T pulsed magnetic field generator in a volume of a few cubic centimeters has been created for experiments with magnetized laser plasma. The magnetic field is created by a pair of coils placed in a sealed reservoir with liquid…

The two stage electron acceleration model [arXiv: 1512.02411 and arXiv: 1512.07546] is extended to the study of laser magnetized-plasmas interactions at relativistic intensities and in the presence of large-scale preformed plasmas. It is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-05-24 D. Wu , S. I. Krasheninnikov , S. X. Luan , W. Yu

Self-generated magnetic fields are commonly produced in high-power laser-plasma interactions. These fields can inhibit plasma heat-flow which makes them important in inertial fusion and controlled laboratory astrophysics experiments. In…

When laser intensity exceeds 10^22W/cm^2, photons with energy above MeV can be generated from high-order harmonics process in the laser-plasma interaction. We find that under such laser intensity, QED effect plays a dominating role in the…