Energetic electron generation by magnetic reconnection in laboratory laser-plasma interactions

Q. L. Dong; D. W. Yuan; S. J. Wang; Y. T. Li; X. Liu; S. E. Jiang; Y. K. Ding; K. Du; M. Y. Yu; X. T. He; Y. J. Tang; J. Q. Zhu; G. Zhao; Z. M. Sheng; J. Zhang

doi:10.1017/S0022377812000621

Energetic electron generation by magnetic reconnection in laboratory laser-plasma interactions

Q. L. Dong^*
, D. W. Yuan
, S. J. Wang
, Y. T. Li
, X. Liu
, S. E. Jiang
, Y. K. Ding
, K. Du
, M. Y. Yu
, X. T. He
, Y. J. Tang
, J. Q. Zhu
, G. Zhao
, Z. M. Sheng
, J. Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ludong University
CAS - Institute of Physics
China Academy of Engineering Physics
Zhejiang University
Ruhr University Bochum
IAPCM
National Laboratory on High Power Lasers and Physics
CAS - National Astronomical Observatories
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Abstract

The magnetic reconnection (MR) configuration was constructed by using two approaching laser-produced plasma bubbles. The characteristics of the MR current sheet were investigated. The driving energy of the laser pulse affects the type of the current sheet. The experiments present "Y-type" and "X-type" current sheets for larger and smaller driving energy, respectively. The energetic electrons were found to be well-collimated. The formation and ejection of plasmoid from the "Y-type" current sheet was expected to enhance the number of accelerated electrons.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	497-500
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume	78
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022377812000621
State	Published - Aug 2012
Externally published	Yes

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