| Literature DB >> 17930762 |
C K Li1, F H Séguin, J A Frenje, J R Rygg, R D Petrasso, R P J Town, O L Landen, J P Knauer, V A Smalyuk.
Abstract
The spatial structure and temporal evolution of megagauss magnetic fields generated by interactions of up to 4 laser beams with matter were studied with an innovative, time-gated proton radiography method that produces images of unprecedented clarity because it uses an isotropic, truly monoenergetic back-lighter (14.7-MeV protons from D3He nuclear fusion reactions). Quantitative field maps reveal precisely and directly, for the first time, changes in the magnetic topology due to reconnection in a high-energy-density plasma (n(e) approximately 10(20)-10(22) cm(-3), T(e) approximately 1 keV).Year: 2007 PMID: 17930762 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.055001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161