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Simulating the heating of z-pinch plasmas with short laser pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2008

S. WIENEKE ,
S. BRÜCKNER  and
W. VIÖL
S. WIENEKE
Affiliation:
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Von-Ossietzky-Strasse 99, D-37085 Göttingen, Germany (wieneke@hawk-hhg.de)
S. BRÜCKNER
Affiliation:
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Von-Ossietzky-Strasse 99, D-37085 Göttingen, Germany (wieneke@hawk-hhg.de)
W. VIÖL
Affiliation:
University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Von-Ossietzky-Strasse 99, D-37085 Göttingen, Germany (wieneke@hawk-hhg.de)
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Abstract

The longitudinal heating of a z-pinch plasma with short laser pulses is simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics. The heating of an existing pinch plasma for different electron densities with a short laser pulse is shown. It is illustrated that the initial electron density of the plasma has a significant impact on penetration of the pulse and subsequent heating of the plasma. With a Nd:YAG laser pulse the most effective heating occurs when the initial electron density is about 1/15 of the critical electron density of the plasma. It is shown that by increasing the initial electron density by even a factor of two above this level causes the absorption to increase dramatically, preventing penetration of the laser pulse and greatly limiting the heating of the plasma.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , June 2008 , pp. 361 - 369
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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