Laboratory measurements of 0.7 GG magnetic fields generated during high-intensity laser interactions with dense plasmas

U. Wagner; M. Tatarakis; A. Gopal; F.N. Beg; E.L. Clark; A.E. Dangor; R.G. Evans; M.G. Haines; S.P.D. Mangles; P.A. Norreys; M.S. Wei; Matthew Zepf; K. Krushelnick

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.70.026401

Laboratory measurements of 0.7 GG magnetic fields generated during high-intensity laser interactions with dense plasmas

U. Wagner, M. Tatarakis, A. Gopal, F.N. Beg, E.L. Clark, A.E. Dangor, R.G. Evans, M.G. Haines, S.P.D. Mangles, P.A. Norreys, M.S. Wei, Matthew Zepf, K. Krushelnick

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We report measurements of ultrahigh magnetic fields produced during intense (similar to10(20) Wcm(-2) mum(2)) laser interaction experiments with solids. We show that polarization measurements of high-order vuv laser harmonics generated during the interaction (up to the 15th order) suggest the existence of magnetic field strengths of 0.7+/-0.1 GG in the overdense plasma. Measurements using higher order harmonics indicate that denser regions of the plasma can be probed. This technique may be useful for measurements of multi-GG level magnetic fields which are predicted to occur at even higher intensities.

Original language	English
Article number	026401
Pages (from-to)	026401-1-026401-5
Journal	Physical Review E
Volume	70
Issue number	2 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.026401
Publication status	Published - Aug 2004

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Wagner, U., Tatarakis, M., Gopal, A., Beg, F. N., Clark, E. L., Dangor, A. E., Evans, R. G., Haines, M. G., Mangles, S. P. D., Norreys, P. A., Wei, M. S., Zepf, M., & Krushelnick, K. (2004). Laboratory measurements of 0.7 GG magnetic fields generated during high-intensity laser interactions with dense plasmas. Physical Review E, 70(2 2), 026401-1-026401-5. Article 026401. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.026401

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Laboratory measurements of 0.7 GG magnetic fields generated during high-intensity laser interactions with dense plasmas

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