Measurements of magnetic field generation at ionization fronts from laser wakefield acceleration experiments

Laser wakefield acceleration experiments were performed using a 30 fs, 1 J laser pulse interacting with an underdense helium plasma. Temporally resolved polarimetry measurements demonstrate the presence of magnetic fields at the ionization front within the plasma which had a peak strength of ∼2.8 MG...

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Main Authors: B Walton, A E Dangor, S P D Mangles, Z Najmudin, K Krushelnick, A G R Thomas, S Fritzler, V Malka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/2/025034