Megagauss magnetic field generation and plasma jet formation on solid targets irradiated by an ultraintense picosecond laser pulse

Marco Borghesi; A.J. MacKinnon; A.R. Bell; R. Gaillard; O. Willi

Megagauss magnetic field generation and plasma jet formation on solid targets irradiated by an ultraintense picosecond laser pulse

Marco Borghesi, A.J. MacKinnon, A.R. Bell, R. Gaillard, O. Willi

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The spatial and temporal evolution of spontaneous megagauss magnetic fields, generated during the interaction of a picosecond pulse with solid targets at irradiances above 5 x 10(18) W/cm(2) have been measured using Faraday rotation with picosecond resolution. A high density plasma jet has been observed simultaneously with the magnetic fields by interferometry and optical emission. Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations reproduced the main features of the experiment and showed that the jet formation is due to pinching by the magnetic fields.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	112-115
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	81
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1998

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Megagauss magnetic field generation and plasma jet formation on solid targets irradiated by an ultraintense picosecond laser pulse

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