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Title: Proton imaging of an electrostatic field structure formed in laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics. Conference Series
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  1. Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  4. Univ. of York, North Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
  5. Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  6. Osaka Univ., Osaka (Japan)
  7. Ecole Polytechnique Univ., Palaiseau (France)
  8. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
  9. ETH Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
  10. Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
  11. Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)
  12. Queen's Univ. Belfast, Belfast (United Kingdom)
  13. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
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Here, we report the measurements of electrostatic field structures associated with an electrostatic shock formed in laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas with proton imaging. The thickness of the electrostatic structure is estimated from proton images with different proton kinetic energies from 4.7 MeV to 10.7 MeV. The width of the transition region is characterized by electron scale length in the laser-produced plasma, suggesting that the field structure is formed due to a collisionless electrostatic shock.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1458636
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-720597; 865592; TRN: US1901488
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Vol. 688, Issue no. 1; ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 8 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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