Weibel instability mediated laser hole boring and ion acceleration in an electrostatic shock

Zhai, SH; Tikhonchuk, V; Yi, LQ; Araudo, A; Weber, S

Zhai, SH (corresponding author), Czech Acad Sci, Inst Phys, ELI Beamlines Ctr, Dolni Brezany 25241, Czech Republic.

PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION, 2021; 63 (8):

Abstract

We show that generation of strong magnetic field filaments due to Weibel instability accompanies the hole-boring ion acceleration by a circularly pola......

Full Text Link