Mechanism for the generation of 10[sup 9] G magnetic fields in the interaction of ultraintense short laser pulse with an overdense plasma target
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 (United States)
The physical mechanism for the generation of very high dc'' magnetic fields in the interaction of ultraintense short laser pulse with an overdense plasma target originates in the spatial gradients and nonstationary character of the ponderomotive force. A set of model equations to determine the evolution of the dc'' fields is derived and it is shown that the dc'' magnetic field is of the same order of magnitude as the high frequency laser magnetic field.
- OSTI ID:
- 6565549
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Vol. 70:20; ISSN 0031-9007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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