Dense plasma heating by crossing relativistic electron beams
Ratan, N. and Sircombe, N. J. and Ceurvorst, L. and Sadler, J. and Kasim, M. F. and Holloway, J. and Levy, M. C. and Trines, R. and Bingham, R. and Norreys, P. A. (2017) Dense plasma heating by crossing relativistic electron beams. Physical Review E, 95. 013211. ISSN 2470-0053 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013211)
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Abstract
Here we investigate, using relativistic fluid theory and Vlasov-Maxwell simulations, the local heating of a dense plasma by two crossing electron beams. Heating occurs as an instability of the electron beams drives Langmuir waves, which couple nonlinearly into damped ion-acoustic waves. Simulations show a factor 2.8 increase in electron kinetic energy with a coupling efficiency of 18%. Our results support applications to the production of warm dense matter and as a driver for inertial fusion plasmas.
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Ratan, N., Sircombe, N. J., Ceurvorst, L., Sadler, J., Kasim, M. F., Holloway, J., Levy, M. C., Trines, R., Bingham, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9843-7635 and Norreys, P. A.;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 60513 Dates: DateEvent23 January 2017Published29 July 2016AcceptedNotes: ©2017 American Physical Society Ratan, N., Sircombe, N. J., Ceurvorst, L., Sadler, J., Kasim, M. F., Holloway, J., ... Norreys, P. A. (2017). Dense plasma heating by crossing relativistic electron beams. Physical Review E, 95, [013211]. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013211 Subjects: Science > Physics Department: Faculty of Science > Physics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 24 Apr 2017 14:14 Last modified: 09 Sep 2024 00:36 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60513