High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 01000e14(2019)
Role of magnetic field evolution on filamentary structure formation in intense laser–foil interactions
Fig. 1. (a) Schematic illustrating of the relevant aspects of the experimental setup. The incoming laser pulse is reflected from a plasma mirror before irradiating the target at
Fig. 2. Example proton spatial-intensity profile at 2.2 MeV for (a)
Fig. 3. 2D simulation results at
Fig. 4. 2D simulation proton density maps of the expanding rear proton layer for (a)
Fig. 5. Time–space plot of the transverse magnetic field in the centre of the target (
Fig. 6. Plots of simulation results showing (a) formation time of the magnetic field structures as a function of
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M. King, N. M. H. Butler, R. Wilson, R. Capdessus, R. J. Gray, H. W. Powell, R. J. Dance, H. Padda, B. Gonzalez-Izquierdo, D. R. Rusby, N. P. Dover, G. S. Hicks, O. C. Ettlinger, C. Scullion, D. C. Carroll, Z. Najmudin, M. Borghesi, D. Neely, P. McKenna. Role of magnetic field evolution on filamentary structure formation in intense laser–foil interactions[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2019, 7(1): 01000e14
Special Issue: HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PHYSICS AND HIGH POWER LASERS
Received: Sep. 20, 2018
Accepted: Dec. 20, 2018
Published Online: Mar. 26, 2019
The Author Email: P. McKenna (paul.mckenna@strath.ac.uk)