3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2020
The inadequacy of a magnetohydrodynamic approach to the Biermann Battery
C. P. Ridgers, C. Arran, J. J. Bissell +1
Magnetic fields can be generated in plasmas by the Biermann battery when the electric field produced by the electron pressure gradient has a curl. The commonly employed magnetohydr…
physics.plasm-ph2019
Ultrafast Polarization of an Electron Beam in an Intense Bi-chromatic Laser Field
Daniel Seipt, Dario Del Sorbo, Christopher P. Ridgers +1
Here, we demonstrate the radiative polarization of high-energy electron beams in collisions with ultrashort pulsed bi-chromatic laser fields. Employing a Boltzmann kinetic approach…
physics.plasm-ph2018
Incorporating Kinetic Effects on Nernst Advection in Inertial Fusion Simulations
J. P. Brodrick, M. Sherlock, W. A. Farmer +8
We present a simple method to incorporate nonlocal effects on the Nernst advection of magnetic fields down steep temperature gradients, and demonstrate its effectiveness in a numbe…