Magnetohydrodynamics of high-energy-density-plasma in strong magnetic field

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Abstract

The magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) of a high-energy-density-plasma (HEDP) in a strong external magnetic field contains a lot of fundamental and essential physics related to astro- and solar- physics and B-assisted inertial confinement fusion energy development. Especially, hydrodynamic instability in a strong magnetic field is a key physics for success of B-assisted inertial confinement fusion. Hydrodynamic instability growth is affected by strong magnetic field as a result of non-uniform heat flow. Experiments were conducted with a corrugated plastic target that is set between a pair of capacitor-coil. A pair of capacitor-coil targets was used to generate spatially uniform magnetic field. The plastic targets were irradiated by an intense laser pulse having 10$^{\mathrm{13}}$ W/cm$^{\mathrm{2}}$ of intensity. Temporal evolution of perturbation growth was observed with x-ray backlight technique. Enhancement of the perturbation growth in strong magnetic field was observed experimentally, and the result was consistent with hydrodynamic simulation.

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Authors

  • Kazuki Matsuo

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.

  • Hideo Nagatomo

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • ILE Osaka University

  • Takayoshi Sano

    • ILE, Osaka Univ
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • ILE Osaka

  • Zhe Zhang

    • Institute o Physics ,China

  • Yuuichi Sakawa

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • ILE Osaka

  • Yukiko Hara

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Hiroshi Shimogawara

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Yasunobu Airikawa

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Shouhei Sakata

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.

  • KingFaiFarley Law

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Seungho Lee

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.

  • Sadaoki Kojima

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Hiroki Katou

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Keisuke Shigemori

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Shinsuke Fujioka

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

  • Hiroshi Azechi

    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University
    • Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.