Experimental platform for investigations of high-intensity laser plasma interactions in the magnetic field of a pulsed power generator
| Autor: | Aaron Covington, P. Wiewior, A. V. Maximov, A. L. Astanovitskiy, V. V. Ivanov, N. L. Wong, G. S. Sarkisov, K. J. Swanson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
business.industry Plasma Pulsed power Laser 01 natural sciences Collimated light 010305 fluids & plasmas Intensity (physics) law.invention Magnetic field Optics Physics::Plasma Physics Electromagnetic coil law Physics::Space Physics 0103 physical sciences Vacuum chamber 010306 general physics business Instrumentation |
| Zdroj: | Review of Scientific Instruments. 89:033504 |
| ISSN: | 1089-7623 0034-6748 |
| Popis: | An experimental platform for the studying of high-intensity laser plasma interactions in strong magnetic fields has been developed based on the 1 MA Zebra pulsed power generator coupled with the 50-TW Leopard laser. The Zebra generator produces 100-300 T longitudinal and transverse magnetic fields with different types of loads. The Leopard laser creates plasma at an intensity of 1019 W/cm2 in the magnetic field of coil loads. Focusing and targeting systems are integrated in the vacuum chamber of the pulsed power generator and protected from the plasma debris and strong mechanical shock. The first experiments with plasma at laser intensity >2 × 1018 W/cm2 demonstrated collimation of the laser produced plasma in the axial magnetic field strength >100 T. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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