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Chin. Phys. B, 2024, Vol. 33(5): 055203    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad333f
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Model of self-generated magnetic field generation from relativistic laser interaction with solid targets

Rui Yan(严睿)1, De-Bin Zou(邹德滨)2,†, Na Zhao(赵娜)3, Xiao-Hu Yang(杨晓虎)4, Xiang-Rui Jiang(蒋祥瑞)2, Li-Xiang Hu(胡理想)2, Xin-Rong Xu(徐新荣)2, Hong-Yu Zhou(周泓宇)2, Tong-Pu Yu(余同普)2, Hong-Bin Zhuo(卓红斌)5, Fu-Qiu Shao(邵福球)2, and Yan Yin(银燕)2,‡
1 Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China;
2 Department of Physics, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
3 School of Microelectronics and Physics, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China;
4 Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;
5 College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
Abstract  Generation of self-generated annular magnetic fields at the rear side of a solid target driven by relativistic laser pulse is investigated by using theoretical analysis and particle-in-cell simulations. The spatial strength distribution of magnetic fields can be accurately predicted by calculating the net flow caused by the superposition of source flow and return flow of hot electrons. The theoretical model established shows good agreement with the simulation results, indicating that the magnetic-field strength scales positively to the temperature of hot electrons. This provides us a way to improve the magnetic-field generation by using a micro-structured plasma grating in front of the solid target. Compared with that for a common flat target, hot electrons can be effectively heated with the well-designed grating size, leading to a stronger magnetic field. The spatial distribution of magnetic fields can be modulated by optimizing the grating period and height as well as the incident angle of the laser pulse.
Keywords:  self-generated magnetic field      laser solid-target interaction      micro-structured plasma grating  
Received:  14 December 2023      Revised:  23 February 2024      Accepted manuscript online:  13 March 2024
PACS:  52.35.Hr (Electromagnetic waves (e.g., electron-cyclotron, Whistler, Bernstein, upper hybrid, lower hybrid))  
  52.55.Fa (Tokamaks, spherical tokamaks)  
  52.55.Wq (Current drive; helicity injection)  
  52.35.Py (Macroinstabilities (hydromagnetic, e.g., kink, fire-hose, mirror, ballooning, tearing, trapped-particle, flute, Rayleigh-Taylor, etc.))  
Fund: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12175310, 12305268, and U2241281), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (Grant Nos. 2024JJ6184, 2022JJ20042, and 2021JJ40653), and the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department (Grant Nos. 22B0655 and 22A0435).
Corresponding Authors:  De-Bin Zou,E-mail:debinzou@nudt.edu.cn;Yan Yin,E-mail:yyin@nudt.edu.cn     E-mail:  debinzou@nudt.edu.cn;yyin@nudt.edu.cn

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Rui Yan(严睿), De-Bin Zou(邹德滨), Na Zhao(赵娜), Xiao-Hu Yang(杨晓虎), Xiang-Rui Jiang(蒋祥瑞), Li-Xiang Hu(胡理想), Xin-Rong Xu(徐新荣), Hong-Yu Zhou(周泓宇), Tong-Pu Yu(余同普), Hong-Bin Zhuo(卓红斌), Fu-Qiu Shao(邵福球), and Yan Yin(银燕) Model of self-generated magnetic field generation from relativistic laser interaction with solid targets 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 055203

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