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Weibel instability by ultraintense laser pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1999

T. OKADA
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-machi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
I. SAJIKI
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-machi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
K. SATOU
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Naka-machi, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan

Abstract

Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations show that an anisotropic electron velocity distribution is demonstrated by ultraintense laser pulses in underdense plasmas. Recently, it is reported that the anisotropy has been experimentally demonstrated in laser-produced plasmas. It is also pointed out that gigagauss magnetic fields are generated by ultraintense laser pulses. We have already published that the Weibel-type electromagnetic instabilities can be theoretically excited by electrons in a velocity distribution with anisotropic temperature. If these electromagnetic waves are excited, the target may have a possibility not only to give rise to a new type of energy loss mechanism but also to influence the implosion characteristics. In this work, we present PIC simulation of the interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with plasmas. Intense self-generated magnetic fields is produced by the mechanism of Weibel instability in underdense plasmas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
1999 Cambridge University Press

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