Plasma physics in strong-field regimes: Theories and simulations
Abstract
In strong electromagnetic fields, unique plasma phenomena and applications emerge whose description requires recently developed theories and simulations [Y. Shi, Ph.D. thesis, Princeton University (2018)]. In the classical regime, to quantify effects of strong magnetic fields on three-wave interactions, a convenient formula is derived by solving the fluid model to the second order in general geometry. As an application, magnetic resonances are exploited to mediate laser pulse compression, whereby higher intensity pulses can be produced in wider frequency ranges, as confirmed by particle-in-cell simulations. In even stronger fields, relativistic-quantum effects become important, and a plasma model based on scalar quantum electrodynamics (QED) is developed which unveils observable corrections to Faraday rotation and cyclotron absorption in strongly magnetized plasmas. Beyond the perturbative regime, lattice QED is extended as a numerical tool for plasma physics, using which the transition from wakefield acceleration to electron-positron pair production is captured when laser intensity exceeds the Schwinger threshold.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[2]
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1776661
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1775011
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-817955
Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X; 1028271; TRN: US2209382
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; AC02-09CH11466; NA0002948; 19-ERD-038; FA9550-15-1-0391; DEAC02-09CH11466
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 28; 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; lattice gauge theory; quantum electrodynamics; plasma acceleration; particle-in-cell method; cyclotron resonance; laser plasma interactions; pulse compression; plasma physics; pair production; Faraday effect
Citation Formats
Shi, Yuan, Qin, Hong, and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Plasma physics in strong-field regimes: Theories and simulations. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1063/5.0043228.
Shi, Yuan, Qin, Hong, & Fisch, Nathaniel J. Plasma physics in strong-field regimes: Theories and simulations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0043228
Shi, Yuan, Qin, Hong, and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Thu .
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@article{osti_1776661,
title = {Plasma physics in strong-field regimes: Theories and simulations},
author = {Shi, Yuan and Qin, Hong and Fisch, Nathaniel J.},
abstractNote = {In strong electromagnetic fields, unique plasma phenomena and applications emerge whose description requires recently developed theories and simulations [Y. Shi, Ph.D. thesis, Princeton University (2018)]. In the classical regime, to quantify effects of strong magnetic fields on three-wave interactions, a convenient formula is derived by solving the fluid model to the second order in general geometry. As an application, magnetic resonances are exploited to mediate laser pulse compression, whereby higher intensity pulses can be produced in wider frequency ranges, as confirmed by particle-in-cell simulations. In even stronger fields, relativistic-quantum effects become important, and a plasma model based on scalar quantum electrodynamics (QED) is developed which unveils observable corrections to Faraday rotation and cyclotron absorption in strongly magnetized plasmas. Beyond the perturbative regime, lattice QED is extended as a numerical tool for plasma physics, using which the transition from wakefield acceleration to electron-positron pair production is captured when laser intensity exceeds the Schwinger threshold.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0043228},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 4,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Thu Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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