Magnetically Guided Fast Electrons in Cylindrically Compressed Matter

F. Perez; A. Debayle; J. Honrubia; M. Koenig; D. Batani; S. D. Baton; F. N. Beg; C. Benedetti; E. Brambrink; S. Chawla; F. Dorchies; C. Fourment; M. Galimberti; L. A. Gizzi; L. Gremillet; R. Heathcote; D. P. Higginson; S. Hulin; R. Jafer; P. Koester; L. Labate; K. L. Lancaster; A. J. MacKinnon; A. G. MacPhee; W. Nazarov; P. Nicolai; J. Pasley; R. Ramis; M. Richetta; J. J. Santos; A. Sgattoni; C. Spindloe; B. Vauzour; T. Vinci; L. Volpe

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.065004

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Magnetically Guided Fast Electrons in Cylindrically Compressed Matter

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Magnetically Guided Fast Electrons in Cylindrically Compressed Matter

F. Perez, A. Debayle, J. Honrubia, M. Koenig, D. Batani, S. D. Baton, F. N. Beg, C. Benedetti, E. Brambrink, S. Chawla, …

Physical review letters, Vol.107(6), pp.065004-065004

05/08/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.065004

PMID: 21902333

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Fast electrons produced by a 10 ps, 160 J laser pulse through laser-compressed plastic cylinders are studied experimentally and numerically in the context of fast ignition. K(alpha)-emission images reveal a collimated or scattered electron beam depending on the initial density and the compression timing. A numerical transport model shows that implosion-driven electrical resistivity gradients induce strong magnetic fields able to guide the electrons. The good agreement with measured beam sizes provides the first experimental evidence for fast-electron magnetic collimation in laser-compressed matter.

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Title: Magnetically Guided Fast Electrons in Cylindrically Compressed Matter
Creators - without role: F. Perez - École Polytechnique
A. Debayle - Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Aeronaut, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
J. Honrubia - Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Aeronaut, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
M. Koenig - UPMC, CEA, CNRS, LULI,Ecole Polytech, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
D. Batani - University of Milano-Bicocca
S. D. Baton - UPMC, CEA, CNRS, LULI,Ecole Polytech, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
F. N. Beg - Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
C. Benedetti - University of Bologna
E. Brambrink - UPMC, CEA, CNRS, LULI,Ecole Polytech, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
S. Chawla - Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
F. Dorchies - University of Bordeaux
C. Fourment - University of Bordeaux
M. Galimberti - Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
L. A. Gizzi - University of Seoul
L. Gremillet - CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
R. Heathcote - Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
D. P. Higginson - Univ Calif San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
S. Hulin - University of Bordeaux
R. Jafer - University of Milano-Bicocca
P. Koester - University of Seoul
L. Labate - University of Seoul
K. L. Lancaster - Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
A. J. MacKinnon - Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
A. G. MacPhee - Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
W. Nazarov - University of St Andrews
P. Nicolai - University of Bordeaux
J. Pasley - Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
R. Ramis - Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Aeronaut, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
M. Richetta - Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Dipartimento Ingn Meccan, I-00173 Rome, Italy
J. J. Santos - University of Bordeaux
A. Sgattoni - University of Bologna
C. Spindloe - Rutherford Appleton Lab, Cent Laser Facil, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
B. Vauzour - University of Bordeaux
T. Vinci - UPMC, CEA, CNRS, LULI,Ecole Polytech, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
L. Volpe - University of Milano-Bicocca
Publication Details: Physical review letters, Vol.107(6), pp.065004-065004
Publisher: Amer Physical Soc
Number of pages: 4
Grant note: European SILMI program MSMT; Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports - Czech Republic EP/I500987/1 / Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EC; European Commission; European Commission Joint Research Centre STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) EP/I500987/1 / EPSRC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) HiPER project 2010-x2010056304 / GENCI-[CCRT/CINES] ENE2009-11668 / Spanish Ministry of Education and Research; Spanish Government
Identifiers: 9937264208331
Academic Unit: King Abdulaziz University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article