Steady magnetic-field generation via surface-plasma-wave excitation

Journal Article · Fri Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.84.015402· OSTI ID:21611529

Bigongiari, A; Raynaud, M; Riconda, C ^[1]

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1. CEA/DSM/LSI, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, F-91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France and TIPS/LULI, Universite Paris 6, CNRS, CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 3, rue Galilee, F-94200, Ivry-sur-Seine (France)

The possibility of inducing a magnetic field via surface plasma-wave excitation is investigated with a simple nonrelativistic hydrodynamic model. A static magnetic field is predicted at the plasma surface, scaling with the square of the surface-wave field amplitude, and the influence of the electron plasma density is studied. In the case of resonant surface-wave excitation by laser this result can be applied to low intensities such that the electron quiver velocity in the field of the surface wave is less than its thermal velocity.

• OSTI ID: 21611529
• Journal Information: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print), Vol. 84, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.015402; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1539-3755
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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