Penetration of plasma across a magnetic field

被引:10
作者
Plechaty, C. [1 ]
Presura, R. [1 ]
Wright, S. [1 ]
Neff, S. [1 ]
Haboub, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nevada, Nevada Terawatt Facil, Reno, NV 89557 USA
关键词
Plasma penetration; Strong magnetic field; Laser plasma; Laboratory astrophysics; Instabilities; Magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability; Electromagnetic flute instability;
D O I
10.1007/s10509-009-9997-6
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Experiments were performed at the Nevada Terawatt Facility to investigate the plasma penetration across an externally applied magnetic field. In experiment, a short-pulse laser ablates a polyethylene laser target, producing a plasma which interacts with an external magnetic field. The mechanism which allows the plasma to penetrate the applied magnetic field in experiment will be discussed.
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页码:195 / 199
页数:5
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