Underdense relativistically thermal plasma produced by magnetically assisted direct laser acceleration
We introduce the first approach to volumetrically generate relativistically thermal plasma at gas-jet-accessible density. Using fully kinetic simulations and theory, we demonstrate that two stages of direct laser acceleration driven by two laser pulses in an applied magnetic field can heat a signifi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L042017 |