Generation of strong magnetic fields for magnetized plasma experiments at the 1-MA pulsed power machine

Ivanov V. V.; Maximov A. V.; Betti R.; Leal L. S.; Moody J. D.; Swanson K. J.; Huerta N. A.

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Ivanov V. V., Maximov A. V., Betti R., Leal L. S., Moody J. D., Swanson K. J., Huerta N. A.. Generation of strong magnetic fields for magnetized plasma experiments at the 1-MA pulsed power machine[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(4): 046901. doi: 10.1063/5.0042863

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Ivanov V. V., Maximov A. V., Betti R., Leal L. S., Moody J. D., Swanson K. J., Huerta N. A.. Generation of strong magnetic fields for magnetized plasma experiments at the 1-MA pulsed power machine[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(4): 046901. doi: 10.1063/5.0042863

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Ivanov V. V., Maximov A. V., Betti R., Leal L. S., Moody J. D., Swanson K. J., Huerta N. A.. Generation of strong magnetic fields for magnetized plasma experiments at the 1-MA pulsed power machine[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(4): 046901. doi: 10.1063/5.0042863

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Generation of strong magnetic fields for magnetized plasma experiments at the 1-MA pulsed power machine

doi: 10.1063/5.0042863

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Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA
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Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA

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Received Date: 2021-01-04
Accepted Date: 2021-04-14

Available Online: 2021-07-01

Publish Date: 2021-07-15

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Pulsed power technology provides a platform for investigating plasmas in strong magnetic fields using a university-scale machine. Presented here are methods for generating and measuring the 1–4-MG magnetic fields developed for the 1-MA Zebra pulsed power generator at the University of Nevada, Reno. A laser coupled with the Zebra generator produces a magnetized plasma, and experiments investigate how a megagauss magnetic field affects the two-plasmon decay and the expansion of the laser-produced plasma in both transverse and longitudinal magnetic fields.

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