Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets

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.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003

Title: Structure and Dynamics of Colliding Plasma Jets

Journal Article · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.235003· OSTI ID:1172383

Li, C. ^[1]; Ryutov, D. ^[2]; Hu, S. ^[3]; Rosenberg, M. ^[1]; Zylstra, A. ^[1]; Seguin, F. ^[1]; Frenje, J. ^[1]; Casey, D. ^[1]; Gatu Johnson, M. ^[1]; Manuel, M. ^[1]; Rinderknecht, H. ^[1]; Petrasso, R. ^[1]; Amendt, P. ^[4]; Park, H. ^[4]; Remington, B. ^[4]; Wilks, S. ^[4]; Betti, R. ^[3]; Froula, D. ^[3]; Knauer, J. ^[3]; Meyerhofer, D. ^[3] more »

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)

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 ∇T_e ×∇n_e Biermann battery effect near the periphery of the laser spots, are demonstrated to be “frozen in” the plasma (due to high magnetic Reynolds number R_M ~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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Research Organization:: MIT (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center

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

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002035; FG52-07NA28059; FG03-03SF22691

OSTI ID:: 1172383

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 111, Issue 23; ISSN 0031-9007

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