Measurement of magnetic cavitation driven by heat flow in a plasma
arXiv:2105.07414 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.015101
Abstract
We describe the direct measurement of the expulsion of a magnetic field from a plasma driven by heat flow. Using a laser to heat a column of gas within an applied magnetic field, we isolate Nernst advection and show how it changes the field over a nanosecond timescale. Reconstruction of the magnetic field map from proton radiographs demonstrates that the field is advected by heat flow in advance of the plasma expansion. This changes the dynamics of high energy density plasmas, in which heat flows and fields are strongly coupled, and may disrupt magnetised inertial confinement fusion schemes.
arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures
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