High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches

Beg, F.N. and Clark, E.L. and Wei, M.S. and Dangor, A.E. and Evans, R.G. and Gopal, A. and Lancaster, K.L. and Ledingham, K.W.D. and McKenna, P. and Norreys, P.A. and Tatarakis, M. and Zepf, M. and Krushelnick, K. (2004) High-intensity-laser-driven Z pinches. Physical Review Letters, 92 (9). 095001-1. ISSN 1079-7114 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.095001)

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Abstract

Experiments were performed in which ultrahigh intensity laser pulses (I>5×1019 W cm-2) were used to irradiate thin wire targets. It was observed that such interactions generate a large number of relativistic electrons which escape the target and induce multimega ampere return currents within the wire. MHD instabilities can subsequently be observed in the pinching plasma along with field emission of electrons from nearby objects. Coherent optical transition radiation from adjacent objects was also observed.

ORCID iDs

Beg, F.N., Clark, E.L., Wei, M.S., Dangor, A.E., Evans, R.G., Gopal, A., Lancaster, K.L., Ledingham, K.W.D., McKenna, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091, Norreys, P.A., Tatarakis, M., Zepf, M. and Krushelnick, K.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:3048
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    March 2004
    Published
    Keywords:laser pulses, electrons, pinching plasma, plasma, lasers, Plasma physics. Ionized gases, Physics and Astronomy(all)
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Plasma physics. Ionized gases
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Mr Derek Boyle
    Date deposited:27 Mar 2007
    Last modified:04 Oct 2022 01:26
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3048
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