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Magnetic field measurements in laser-produced plasmas via proton deflectometry

  • C.A. Cecchetti
  • , Marco Borghesi
  • , J. Fuchs
  • , G. Schurtz
  • , Satyabrata Kar
  • , A. Macchi
  • , Lorenzo Romagnani
  • , P.A. Wilson
  • , P. Antici
  • , R. Jung
  • , J. Osterholtz
  • , C.A. Pipahl
  • , O. Willi
  • , A. Schiavi
  • , M. Notley
  • , D. Neely

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Abstract

Large magnetic fields generated during laser-matter interaction at irradiances of ~ 5×1014 W?cm-2 have been measured using a deflectometry technique employing MeV laser-accelerated protons. Azimuthal magnetic fields were identified unambiguously via a characteristic proton deflection pattern and found to have an amplitude of ~ 45 T in the outer coronal region. Comparison with magnetohydrodynamic simulations confirms that in this regime the mathTe×mathne source is the main field generation mechanism, while additional terms are negligible.
Original languageEnglish
Article number043102
Pages (from-to)043102-043102-5
Number of pages43098
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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