#Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression

“#Twisting magnetic fields for extreme plasma compression” Post-implosion images of the plasma cylinders. On the left, plasma tentacles stretch out from the sides of the conventional, straight-column design. With the 14-tesla and 20-tesla twisted structures in the middle and right, respectively, the plasma tentacles are much shorter. This reflects more uniform compression by the magnetic…

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#Imaging magnetic instabilities using laser accelerated protons

“#Imaging magnetic instabilities using laser accelerated protons” Protons accelerated by laser-plasma interaction in a first target (left) pass through a second target, itself irradiated by another laser beam (middle and framed). The Weibel instability induced there by energetic electrons (blue trajectories) generates magnetic fluctuations that deflect the protons onto a series of sensitive films (right),…

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