Jet Formation in Counterstreaming Plasmas Produced by High-Power Laser Beams

Y. Kuramitsu, Y. Sakawa, J. N. Waugh, C. D. Gregory, T. Morita, S. Dono, H. Aoki, H. Tanji, M. Koenig, N. Woolsey, H. Takabe

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Abstract

We report the experimental results of a plasma jet formation in counterstreaming plasmas created by irradiating a double CH-plane target with a high-power laser system. The time evolution of the jet collimation was obtained over several shots, each shot taking a shadowgraphy image at a different timing. Since no jet formation was observed when a single CH-plane target was irradiated, the presence of the counterstreaming plasma, as an ambient plasma, is essential to the jet plasma collimation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INERTIAL FUSION SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS, PARTS 1-4
Place of PublicationBRISTOL
PublisherIOP Publishing
Pages-
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event6th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications - San Francisco
Duration: 6 Sept 200911 Sept 2009

Publication series

NameJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume244
ISSN (Print)1742-6596
ISSN (Electronic)1742-6588

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications
CitySan Francisco
Period6/09/0911/09/09

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