On the role of the purely transverse Weibel instability in fast ignitor scenarios

被引：232
作者：
Silva, LO [1 ]
Fonseca, RA
Tonge, JW
Mori, WB
Dawson, JM
机构：
[1] Inst Super Tecn, Ctr Fis Plasmas, GoLP, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源：
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS | 2002年 / 9卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1063/1.1476004
中图分类号：
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号：
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要：
The growth rate for the purely transverse Weibel instability is determined from relativistic kinetic theory using a waterbag distribution function in the momenta perpendicular to the main propagation direction of the beam. A parametric study is presented for conditions relevant to the fast ignitor. It is shown that for expected parameters the purely transverse Weibel instability will be significantly suppressed or even eliminated due to the transverse energy spread or emittance. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
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页码：2458 / 2461
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