Weibel instability mediated laser hole boring and ion acceleration in an electrostatic shock
Journal article, 2021

We show that generation of strong magnetic field filaments due to Weibel instability accompanies the hole-boring ion acceleration by a circularly polarised laser pulse. The magnetic field confines energetic protons accelerated from hole boring in high density collimated jets. A part of energetic protons are reaccelerated by the electric field and focused by the magnetic field generated from the jets. As a result, highly collimated proton jets with high cutoff energy can be produced.

collimated proton jets

radiation pressure

Weibel instability

collisionless shock

Author

Shuhua Zhai

Czech Academy of Sciences

V. Tikhonchuk

University of Bordeaux

Czech Academy of Sciences

Longqing Yi

Chalmers, Physics, Subatomic, High Energy and Plasma Physics

Anabella Araudo

Czech Academy of Sciences

Stefan Weber

Xi'an Jiaotong University

Czech Academy of Sciences

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

0741-3335 (ISSN) 1361-6587 (eISSN)

Vol. 63 8 085013

Subject Categories

Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation

Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1088/1361-6587/ac08f6

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7/28/2021