Collisionless interaction of an energetic laser produced plasma with a large magnetoplasma [chapter]

C. Constantin, W. Gekelman, P. Pribyl, E. Everson, D. Schaeffer, N. Kugland, R. Presura, S. Neff, C. Plechaty, S. Vincena, A. Collette, S. Tripathi (+2 others)
2009 High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics 2008  
We have commissioned a high-energy glass-laser at the Large Plasma Device (LAPD) to study the interaction of a dense laser-produced plasma with a large (17 m) magnetized plasma. First experiments with an energy of the laser blow-off an order of magnitude higher than previous work (Gekelman et al. in J. Geophys. Res. 108(A7):1281 produced large amplitude Alfvén waves (δB ⊥ /B 0 ≈ 15%). We will discuss the potential of this facility for collisionless laboratory astrophysics experiments.
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