Ultrafast proton radiography of the magnetic fields generated by a laser-driven coil current

Gao, Lan; Ji, Hantao; Fiksel, Gennady; Fox, William; Evans, Michelle; Alfonso, Noel

doi:10.1063/1.4945643

Title: Ultrafast proton radiography of the magnetic fields generated by a laser-driven coil current

Journal Article · Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945643· OSTI ID:1259385

Gao, Lan ^[1]; Ji, Hantao ^[2]; Fiksel, Gennady ^[3];

^[4]; Evans, Michelle ^[5]; Alfonso, Noel ^[6]

Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences; Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics; General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

Magnetic fields generated by a current flowing through a U-shaped coil connecting two copper foils were measured using ultrafast proton radiography. Two ∼1.25 kJ, 1-ns laser pulses propagated through laser entrance holes in the front foil, and were focused to the back foil with an intensity of ∼3 × 10¹⁶W/cm². The intense laser-solid interaction induced a high voltage between the copper foils and generated a large current in the connecting coil. The proton data show ∼40-50 Tesla magnetic fields at the center of the coil ∼3-4 ns after laser irradiation. The experiments provide significant insight for future target designs that aim to develop a powerful source of external magnetic fields for various applications in high-energy-density science.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002205

OSTI ID:: 1259385

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1247894; OSTI ID: 1512468

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 4; ISSN 1070-664X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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