Electromagnetic Burst Generation during Annihilation of Magnetic Field in Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction

Autor: Gu, Y. J., Pegoraro, F., Sasorov, P. V., Golovin, D., Yogo, A., Korn, G., Bulanov, S. V.
Rok vydání: 2019
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55976-0
Popis: We present the results of 3-dimensional kinetic simulations and theoretical studies on the formation and evolution of the current sheet in a collisionless plasma during magnetic field annihilation in the ultra-relativistic limit. Annihilation of oppositively directed magnetic fields driven by two laser pulses interacting with underdense plasma target is accompanied by an electromagnetic burst generation. The induced strong non-stationary longitudinal electric field accelerates charged particles within the current sheet. Properties of the laser-plasma target configuration are discussed in the context of the laboratory modeling for charged particle acceleration and gamma flash generation in astrophysics.
Databáze: arXiv