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Laser-Driven Proton-Only Acceleration in a Multicomponent Near-Critical-Density Plasma
Y. Sakawa, H. Ishihara, S. N. Ryazantsev +26
An experimental investigation of collisionless shock ion acceleration is presented using a multicomponent plasma and a high-intensity picosecond duration laser pulse. Protons are t…
Spatial characterization of debris ejection from the interaction of a tightly focused PW-laser pulse with metal targets
I. -M. Vladisavlevici, C. Vlachos, J. -L. Dubois +22
We present a novel scheme for rapid quantitative analysis of debris generated during experiments with solid targets following relativistic laser-plasma interaction at high-power la…
Guided Electromagnetic Discharge Pulses Driven by Short Intense Laser Pulses: Characterisation and Modelling
M. Ehret, M. Bailly-Grandvaux, Ph. Korneev +13
Strong electromagnetic pulses (EMP) are generated from intense laser interactions with solid-density targets, and can be guided by the target geometry, specifically through conduct…
A cylindrical implosion platform for the study of highly magnetized plasmas at LMJ
G. Pérez-Callejo, C. Vlachos, C. A. Walsh +27
Investigating the potential benefits of the use of magnetic fields in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) experiments has given rise to new experimental platforms like the Magnetized…
Absolute keV X-ray yield and conversion efficiency in over dense Si petawatt laser plasma
Sergey N. Ryazantsev, Artem S. Martynenko, Maksim V. Sedov +15
Laser-produced plasmas are bright, short sources of X-rays often used for time-resolved imaging and spectroscopy. Absolute measurement requires accurate knowledge of laser-to-x-ray…
Identification of electrostatic two-stream instabilities associated with a laser-driven collisionless shock in a multicomponent plasma
Youichi Sakawa, Yutaka Ohira, Rajesh Kumar +3
Electrostatic two-stream instabilities play essential roles in an electrostatic collisionless shock formation. They are a key dissipation mechanism and result in ion heating and ac…
Observation and modelling of Stimulated Raman Scattering driven by an optically smoothed laser beam in experimental conditions relevant for Shock Ignition
G. Cristoforetti, S. Huller, P. Koester +20
We report results and modelling of an experiment performed at the TAW Vulcan laser facility, aimed at investigating laser-plasma interaction in conditions which are of interest for…
Proton Radiography in Background Magnetic Fields
Christopher Arran, Christopher P. Ridgers, Nigel C. Woolsey
Proton radiography has proved increasingly successful as a diagnostic for electric and magnetic fields in high energy density physics experiments. Most experiments use target-norma…
Measurement of magnetic cavitation driven by heat flow in a plasma
Christopher Arran, Adam Dearling, Philip Bradford +13
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, w…
Ion acceleration at two collisionless shocks in a multicomponent plasma
Rajesh Kumar, Youichi Sakawa, Takayoshi Sano +3
Intense laser-plasma interactions are an essential tool for the laboratory study of ion acceleration at a collisionless shock. With two-dimensional particle-in-cell calculations of…
Observations of Pressure Anisotropy Effects within Semi-Collisional Magnetized-Plasma Bubbles
E. R. Tubman, A. S. Joglekar, A. F. A. Bott +21
Magnetized plasma interactions are ubiquitous in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. Various physical effects have been shown to be important within colliding plasma flows influe…
Electromagnetic pulse emission from target holders during short-pulse laser interactions
Damien F. G. Minenna, Alexandre Poyé, Philip Bradford +2
For the first time, a global model of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) emission connects charge separation in the laser target to quantitative measurements of the electromagnetic field.…
A channel for very high density matter-antimatter pair-jet production by intense laser-pulses
D. Del Sorbo, L. Antonelli, P. J. Davies +6
The mechanism of laser-driven relativistic pair-jet production qualitatively changes as laser intensity exceeds W/cm because of the appearance of las…
THz pulses over 50 millijoules generated from relativistic picosecond laser-plasma interactions
Guoqian Liao, Hao Liu, Yutong Li +15
Ultrahigh-power terahertz (THz) radiation sources are essential for many applications, such as nonlinear THz physics, THz-wave based compact accelerators, etc. However, until now n…
Guiding of relativistic electron beams in dense matter by longitudinally imposed strong magnetic fields
M. Bailly-Grandvaux, J. J. Santos, C. Bellei +27
High-energy-density flows through dense matter are needed for effective progress in the production of laser-driven intense sources of energetic particles and radiation, in driving…
Exotic dense matter states pumped by relativistic laser plasma in the radiation dominant regime
J. Colgan, J. Abdallah, A. Ya. Faenov +18
The properties of high energy density plasma are under increasing scrutiny in recent years due to their importance to our understanding of stellar interiors, the cores of giant pla…
Experiments to investigate the effects of radiative cooling on plasma jet collimation
C. D. Gregory, A. Diziere, H. Aoki +15
Preliminary experiments have been performed to investigate the effects of radiative cooling on plasma jets. Thin (3 um - 5 um) conical shells were irradiated with an intense laser,…