Weibel instability and thermal flux reduction by the instability in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 46-50, 2006, Pages

  Sugie, Michio ^a   Ogawa, Keita ^a   Okada, Toshio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fast ignltor scheme; PIC simulation; Thermal flux reduction; Ultraintense laser pulse; Weibel instability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASER PULSES; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

FAST IGNLTOR SCHEME; PIC SIMULATION; THERMAL FLUX REDUCTION; ULTRAINTENSE LASER PULSES; WEIBEL INSTABILITIES.;

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EID: 34547575030     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.45.L1311     Document Type: Article

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