Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas. I. Experimental platform and first results
Abstract
We report magnetospheres are a ubiquitous feature of magnetized bodies embedded in a plasma flow. While large planetary magnetospheres have been studied for decades by spacecraft, ion-scale “mini” magnetospheres can provide a unique environment to study kinetic-scale, collisionless plasma physics in the laboratory to help validate models of larger systems. In this work, we present preliminary experiments of ion-scale magnetospheres performed on a unique high-repetition-rate platform developed for the Large Plasma Device at the University of California, Los Angeles. The experiments utilize a high-repetition-rate laser to drive a fast plasma flow into a pulsed dipole magnetic field embedded in a uniform magnetized background plasma. 2D maps of the magnetic field with high spatial and temporal resolution are measured with magnetic flux probes to examine the evolution of magnetosphere and current density structures for a range of dipole and upstream parameters. The results are further compared to 2D particle-in-cell simulations to identify key observational signatures of the kinetic-scale structures and dynamics of the laser-driven plasma. We find that distinct 2D kinetic-scale magnetopause and diamagnetic current structures are formed at higher dipole moments, and their locations are consistent with predictions based on pressure balances and energy conservation.
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- Princeton University, NJ (United States)
- University of Lisbon (Portugal)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Princeton University, NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); European Research Council (ERC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1887976
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1862698
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0008655; SC00016249; PHY-2010248; B643014; ERC-2015-AdG 695088
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Schaeffer, D. B., Cruz, F. D., Dorst, R. S., Cruz, F., Heuer, P. V., Constantin, C. G., Pribyl, P., Niemann, C., Silva, L. O., and Bhattacharjee, A. Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas. I. Experimental platform and first results. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1063/5.0084353.
Schaeffer, D. B., Cruz, F. D., Dorst, R. S., Cruz, F., Heuer, P. V., Constantin, C. G., Pribyl, P., Niemann, C., Silva, L. O., & Bhattacharjee, A. Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas. I. Experimental platform and first results. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084353
Schaeffer, D. B., Cruz, F. D., Dorst, R. S., Cruz, F., Heuer, P. V., Constantin, C. G., Pribyl, P., Niemann, C., Silva, L. O., and Bhattacharjee, A. Tue .
"Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas. I. Experimental platform and first results". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084353. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1887976.
@article{osti_1887976,
title = {Laser-driven, ion-scale magnetospheres in laboratory plasmas. I. Experimental platform and first results},
author = {Schaeffer, D. B. and Cruz, F. D. and Dorst, R. S. and Cruz, F. and Heuer, P. V. and Constantin, C. G. and Pribyl, P. and Niemann, C. and Silva, L. O. and Bhattacharjee, A.},
abstractNote = {We report magnetospheres are a ubiquitous feature of magnetized bodies embedded in a plasma flow. While large planetary magnetospheres have been studied for decades by spacecraft, ion-scale “mini” magnetospheres can provide a unique environment to study kinetic-scale, collisionless plasma physics in the laboratory to help validate models of larger systems. In this work, we present preliminary experiments of ion-scale magnetospheres performed on a unique high-repetition-rate platform developed for the Large Plasma Device at the University of California, Los Angeles. The experiments utilize a high-repetition-rate laser to drive a fast plasma flow into a pulsed dipole magnetic field embedded in a uniform magnetized background plasma. 2D maps of the magnetic field with high spatial and temporal resolution are measured with magnetic flux probes to examine the evolution of magnetosphere and current density structures for a range of dipole and upstream parameters. The results are further compared to 2D particle-in-cell simulations to identify key observational signatures of the kinetic-scale structures and dynamics of the laser-driven plasma. We find that distinct 2D kinetic-scale magnetopause and diamagnetic current structures are formed at higher dipole moments, and their locations are consistent with predictions based on pressure balances and energy conservation.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0084353},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 4,
volume = 29,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}
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