High-power laser experiments to study collisionless shock generation

Y. Sakawa, Y. Kuramitsu, T. Morita, T. Kato, H. Tanji, T. Ide, K. Nishio, M. Kuwada, T. Tsubouchi, H. Ide, T. Norimatsu, C. Gregory, N. Woolsey, K. Schaar, C. Murphy, G. Gregori, A. Diziere, A. Pelka, M. Koenig, S. WangQ. Dong, Y. Li, H. S. Park, S. Ross, N. Kugland, D. Ryutov, B. Remington, A. Spitkovsky, D. Froula, H. Takabe, Nigel Charles Woolsey

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Abstract

A collisionless Weibel-instability mediated shock in a self-generated magnetic field is studied using two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation [Kato and Takabe, Astophys. J. Lett. 681, L93 (2008)]. It is predicted that the generation of the Weibel shock requires to use NIF-class high-power laser system. Collisionless electrostatic shocks are produced in counter-streaming plasmas using Gekko XII laser system [Kuramitsu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 175002 (2011)]. A NIF facility time proposal is approved to study the formation of the collisionless Weibel shock. OMEGA and OMEGA EP experiments have been started to study the plasma conditions of counter-streaming plasmas required for the NIF experiment using Thomson scattering and to develop proton radiography diagnostics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEPJ Web of Conferences
Volume59
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2013
Event7th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, IFSA 2011 - Bordeaux, United Kingdom
Duration: 12 Sept 201116 Sept 2011

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, IFSA 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityBordeaux
Period12/09/1116/09/11

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