Ultrafast Electron Radiography of Magnetic Fields in High-Intensity Laser-Solid Interactions

Authors :: Schumaker, W.
Nakanii, N.
McGuffey, C.
Zulick, C.
Chyvkov, V.
Dollar, F.
Habara, H.
Kalintchenko, G.
Maksimchuk, A.
Tanaka, K. A.
Thomas, A. G. R.
Yanovsky, V.
Krushelnick, K.
Schumaker, W.
Nakanii, N.
McGuffey, C.
Zulick, C.
Chyvkov, V.
Dollar, F.
Habara, H.
Kalintchenko, G.
Maksimchuk, A.
Tanaka, K. A.
Thomas, A. G. R.
Yanovsky, V.
Krushelnick, K.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Using electron bunches generated by laser wakefield acceleration as a probe, the temporal evolution of magnetic fields generated by a 4 X 10(19) W/cm(2) ultrashort (30 fs) laser pulse focused on solid density targets is studied experimentally. Magnetic field strengths of order B-0 similar to 10(4) T are observed expanding at close to the speed of light from the interaction point of a high-contrast laser pulse with a 10-mu m-thick aluminum foil to a maximum diameter of similar to 1 mm. The field dynamics are shown to agree with particle-in-cell simulations. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.015003

Database :: OAIster
Notes :: Schumaker, W. and Nakanii, N. and McGuffey, C. and Zulick, C. and Chyvkov, V. and Dollar, F. and Habara, H. and Kalintchenko, G. and Maksimchuk, A. and Tanaka, K. A. and Thomas, A. G. R. and Yanovsky, V. and Krushelnick, K. (2013) Ultrafast Electron Radiography of Magnetic Fields in High-Intensity Laser-Solid Interactions. Physical review letters, 110 (1). ISSN 0031-9007
Publication Type :: Electronic Resource
Accession number :: edsoai.on1099168748
Document Type :: Electronic Resource

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