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Observation and characterization of laser-driven phase space electron holes

Source: Phys. Plasmas 17, 010701 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3286438

Published 7 January 2010

KEYWORDS and PACS
Keywords
PACS
  • 52.38.Ph
    X-ray, γ-ray and particle generation by lasers in plasmas
  • 52.70.Nc
    Particle plasma diagnostic measurements
  • 52.25.Tx
    Emission, absorption, and scattering of particles in plasma
  • YEAR: 2010
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G. Sarri,1 M. E. Dieckmann,2 C. R. D. Brown,3 C. A. Cecchetti,1 D. J. Hoarty,3 S. F. James,3 R. Jung,4 I. Kourakis,1 H. Schamel,5 O. Willi,4 and M. Borghesi1
1School of Mathematics and Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom
2ITN, Linkoping University, 60174 Norrkoping, Sweden
3AWE, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
4Institute for Laser and Plasma Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
5Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
The direct observation and full characterization of a phase space electron hole (EH) generated during laser-matter interaction is presented. This structure, propagating in a tenuous, nonmagnetized plasma, has been detected via proton radiography during the irradiation with a ns laser pulse (Ilambda2[approximate]1014  W/cm2) of a gold hohlraum. This technique has allowed the simultaneous detection of propagation velocity, potential, and electron density spatial profile across the EH with fine spatial and temporal resolution allowing a detailed comparison with theoretical and numerical models. ©2010 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 12 November 2009; accepted 15 December 2009; published 7 January 2010
Permalink: http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/17/010701/1

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