Tunable mega-ampere electron current propagation in solids by dynamic control of lattice melt

MacLellan, D.  A.; Carroll, D.  C.; Gray, R.  J.; Booth, N.; Burza, M.; Desjarlais, M.  P.; Du, F.; Neely, D.; Powell, H.  W.; Robinson, A.  P. L.; Scott, G.  G.; Yuan, X.  H.; Wahlström, C. -G.; McKenna, P.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.185001

Title: Tunable mega-ampere electron current propagation in solids by dynamic control of lattice melt

Journal Article · Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.185001· OSTI ID:1214815

MacLellan, D. A. ^[1]; Carroll, D. C. ^[1]; Gray, R. J. ^[1]; Booth, N. ^[2]; Burza, M. ^[3]; Desjarlais, M. P. ^[4]; Du, F. ^[5]; Neely, D. ^[2]; Powell, H. W. ^[1]; Robinson, A. P. L. ^[2]; Scott, G. G. ^[6]; Yuan, X. H. ^[7]; Wahlström, C. -G. ^[3]; McKenna, P. ^[1]

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Lund University, Lund (Sweden)
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (United Kingdom); STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai (China)

The influence of lattice-melt-induced resistivity gradients on the transport of mega-ampere currents of fast electrons in solids is investigated numerically and experimentally using laser-accelerated protons to induce isochoric heating. Tailoring the heating profile enables the resistive magnetic fields which strongly influence the current propagation to be manipulated. This tunable laser-driven process enables important fast electron beam properties, including the beam divergence, profile, and symmetry to be actively tailored, and without recourse to complex target manufacture.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1214815

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 113, Issue 18; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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