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Particle-in-cell simulations of low-β magnetic reconnection driven by laser interaction with a capacitor-coil target |
| Xiaoxia Yuan(原晓霞)1, Cangtao Zhou(周沧涛)1,†, Hua Zhang(张华)1,‡, Ran Li(李然)1, Yongli Ping(平永利)2, and Jiayong Zhong(仲佳勇)2 |
1 Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultraintense Laser and Advanced Material Technology, Center for Advanced Material Diagnostic Technology, and College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China;
2 Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China |
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Abstract The dynamics of low-β magnetic reconnection (MR) driven by laser interaction with a capacitor-coil target are reexamined by simulations in this paper. We compare two cases MR and non-MR (also referred as AP-case and P-case standing for the anti-parallel and parallel magnetic field lines, respectively) to distinguish the different characteristics between them. We find that only in the AP-case the reconnection electric field shows up around the X line and the electron jet is directed toward the X line. The quadruple magnetic fields exist in both cases, however, they distribute in the current sheet area in the AP-case, and out of the squeezing area in the P-case, because electrons are demagnetized in the electron diffusion region in the MR process, which is absent in the P-case. The electron acceleration is dominant by the Fermi-like mechanism before the MR process, and by the reconnection electric field when the MR occurs. A power-law electron energy spectrum with an index of 1.8 is found in the AP-case. This work proves the significant potential of this experimental platform to be applied in the studies of low-β astronomy phenomena.
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Received: 22 December 2022
Revised: 28 January 2023
Accepted manuscript online: 04 February 2023
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PACS:
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41.75.Jv
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(Laser-driven acceleration?)
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94.30.cp
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(Magnetic reconnection)
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| Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11875092). |
Corresponding Authors:
Cangtao Zhou, Hua Zhang
E-mail: zhoucangtao@sztu.edu.cn;zhanghua@sztu.edu.cn
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Cite this article:
Xiaoxia Yuan(原晓霞), Cangtao Zhou(周沧涛), Hua Zhang(张华), Ran Li(李然), Yongli Ping(平永利), and Jiayong Zhong(仲佳勇) Particle-in-cell simulations of low-β magnetic reconnection driven by laser interaction with a capacitor-coil target 2023 Chin. Phys. B 32 054101
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