Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets
Abstract
Monoenergetic-proton radiographs of laser-generated, high-Mach-number plasma jets colliding at various angles shed light on the structures and dynamics of these collisions. The observations compare favorably with results from 2D hydrodynamic simulations of multistream plasma jets, and also with results from an analytic treatment of electron flow and magnetic field advection. In collisions of two noncollinear jets, the observed flow structure is similar to the analytic model’s prediction of a characteristic feature with a narrow structure pointing in one direction and a much thicker one pointing in the opposite direction. Spontaneous magnetic fields, largely azimuthal around the colliding jets and generated by the well-known ∇Te ×∇ne Biermann battery effect near the periphery of the laser spots, are demonstrated to be “frozen in” the plasma (due to high magnetic Reynolds number RM ~5×10⁴) and advected along the jet streamlines of the electron flow. These studies provide novel insight into the interactions and dynamics of colliding plasma jets.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California
- Lab. for Laser Energetics, Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation des Lasers Intenses, CNRS–CEA–Université Paris VI–Ecole Polytechnique (France)
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- Research Org.:
- MIT (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1172383
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0002035; FG52-07NA28059; FG03-03SF22691
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 111; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Li, C., Ryutov, D., Hu, S., Rosenberg, M., Zylstra, A., Seguin, F., Frenje, J., Casey, D., Gatu Johnson, M., Manuel, M., Rinderknecht, H., Petrasso, R., Amendt, P., Park, H., Remington, B., Wilks, S., Betti, R., Froula, D., Knauer, J., Meyerhofer, D., Drake, R., Kuranz, C., Young, R., and Koenig, M. Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003.
Li, C., Ryutov, D., Hu, S., Rosenberg, M., Zylstra, A., Seguin, F., Frenje, J., Casey, D., Gatu Johnson, M., Manuel, M., Rinderknecht, H., Petrasso, R., Amendt, P., Park, H., Remington, B., Wilks, S., Betti, R., Froula, D., Knauer, J., Meyerhofer, D., Drake, R., Kuranz, C., Young, R., & Koenig, M. Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003
Li, C., Ryutov, D., Hu, S., Rosenberg, M., Zylstra, A., Seguin, F., Frenje, J., Casey, D., Gatu Johnson, M., Manuel, M., Rinderknecht, H., Petrasso, R., Amendt, P., Park, H., Remington, B., Wilks, S., Betti, R., Froula, D., Knauer, J., Meyerhofer, D., Drake, R., Kuranz, C., Young, R., and Koenig, M. Sun .
"Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1172383.
@article{osti_1172383,
title = {Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets},
author = {Li, C. and Ryutov, D. and Hu, S. and Rosenberg, M. and Zylstra, A. and Seguin, F. and Frenje, J. and Casey, D. and Gatu Johnson, M. and Manuel, M. and Rinderknecht, H. and Petrasso, R. and Amendt, P. and Park, H. and Remington, B. and Wilks, S. and Betti, R. and Froula, D. and Knauer, J. and Meyerhofer, D. and Drake, R. and Kuranz, C. and Young, R. and Koenig, M.},
abstractNote = {Monoenergetic-proton radiographs of laser-generated, high-Mach-number plasma jets colliding at various angles shed light on the structures and dynamics of these collisions. The observations compare favorably with results from 2D hydrodynamic simulations of multistream plasma jets, and also with results from an analytic treatment of electron flow and magnetic field advection. In collisions of two noncollinear jets, the observed flow structure is similar to the analytic model’s prediction of a characteristic feature with a narrow structure pointing in one direction and a much thicker one pointing in the opposite direction. Spontaneous magnetic fields, largely azimuthal around the colliding jets and generated by the well-known ∇Te ×∇ne Biermann battery effect near the periphery of the laser spots, are demonstrated to be “frozen in” the plasma (due to high magnetic Reynolds number RM ~5×10⁴) and advected along the jet streamlines of the electron flow. These studies provide novel insight into the interactions and dynamics of colliding plasma jets.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 23,
volume = 111,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}
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