Observations of a field-aligned ion/ion-beam instability in a magnetized laboratory plasma

Heuer, P. V.; Weidl, M. S.; Dorst, R. S.; Schaeffer, D. B.; Bondarenko, A. S.; Tripathi, S. K.  P.; Van Compernolle, B.; Vincena, S.; Constantin, C. G.; Niemann, C.; Winske, D.

doi:10.1063/1.5017637

Title: Observations of a field-aligned ion/ion-beam instability in a magnetized laboratory plasma

Journal Article · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5017637· OSTI ID:1429109

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^[1]; Dorst, R. S. ^[1]; Schaeffer, D. B. ^[2]; Bondarenko, A. S. ^[1];

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Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Collisionless coupling between super Alfvénic ions and an ambient plasma parallel to a background magnetic field is mediated by a set of electromagnetic ion/ion-beam instabilities including the resonant right hand instability (RHI). To study this coupling and its role in parallel shock formation, a new experimental configuration at the University of California, Los Angeles utilizes high-energy and high-repetition-rate lasers to create a super-Alfvénic field-aligned debris plasma within an ambient plasma in the Large Plasma Device. We used a time-resolved fluorescence monochromator and an array of Langmuir probes to characterize the laser plasma velocity distribution and density. The debris ions were observed to be sufficiently super-Alfvénic and dense to excite the RHI. Measurements with magnetic flux probes exhibited a right-hand circularly polarized frequency chirp consistent with the excitation of the RHI near the laser target. To conclude, we compared measurements to 2D hybrid simulations of the experiment.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOD, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); National Science Foundation (NSF); Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0006538; HDTRA1-12-1-0024; SC0006538:0003; SC0017900; 1414591; FC02-07ER54918; PHY-1561912

OSTI ID:: 1429109

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1423402

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 3; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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