Zeeman splitting observations in laser-produced magnetized blast waves

Triantafyllidis A.; Marquès J.-R.; Ferri S.; Calisti A.; Benkadoum Y.; De León Y.; Dearling A.; Ciardi A.; Béard J.; Lagarrigue J.-M.; Ozaki N.; Koenig M.; Albertazzi B.

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Triantafyllidis A., Marquès J.-R., Ferri S., Calisti A., Benkadoum Y., De León Y., Dearling A., Ciardi A., Béard J., Lagarrigue J.-M., Ozaki N., Koenig M., Albertazzi B.. Zeeman splitting observations in laser-produced magnetized blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(4): 047603. doi: 10.1063/5.0256859

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Triantafyllidis A., Marquès J.-R., Ferri S., Calisti A., Benkadoum Y., De León Y., Dearling A., Ciardi A., Béard J., Lagarrigue J.-M., Ozaki N., Koenig M., Albertazzi B.. Zeeman splitting observations in laser-produced magnetized blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(4): 047603. doi: 10.1063/5.0256859

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Triantafyllidis A., Marquès J.-R., Ferri S., Calisti A., Benkadoum Y., De León Y., Dearling A., Ciardi A., Béard J., Lagarrigue J.-M., Ozaki N., Koenig M., Albertazzi B.. Zeeman splitting observations in laser-produced magnetized blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(4): 047603. doi: 10.1063/5.0256859

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Zeeman splitting observations in laser-produced magnetized blast waves

doi: 10.1063/5.0256859

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LULI - CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Universités, Ecole Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91120 Palaiseau cedex, France
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Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, PIIM, F-13013 Marseille, France
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École Normale Supérieur de Lyon, Lyon, France
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York Plasma Institute, University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BZ, United Kingdom
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Sorbonne Université, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, LUX, 75005 Paris, France
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Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, LNCMI-CNRS, EMFL, Université Grenoble-Alpes, Université Toulouse 3, INSA Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

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Corresponding author: a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: angelos.triantafyllidis@polytechnique.edu and bruno.albertazzi@polytechnique.edu
Received Date: 2025-01-07
Accepted Date: 2025-04-20

Available Online: 2025-11-28

Publish Date: 2025-07-01

Abstract

Abstract

We report the observation of Zeeman splitting in multiple spectral lines emitted by a laser-produced, magnetized plasma (1–3 × 10¹⁸ cm⁻³, 1–15 eV) in the context of a laboratory astrophysics experiment under a controlled magnetic field up to 20 T. Nitrogen lines (NII) in the visible range (563–574 nm) were used to diagnose the magnetic field and plasma conditions. This was performed by coupling our data with the Stark–Zeeman line-shape code PPPB. The excellent agreement between experiment and simulations paves the way for a non-intrusive experimental platform to get time-resolved measurements of the local magnetic field in laboratory plasmas.

The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
Conflict of Interest
A. Triantafyllidis: Conceptualization (lead); Data curation (lead); Formal analysis (lead); Funding acquisition (supporting); Investigation (lead); Methodology (lead); Project administration (lead); Resources (lead); Software (lead); Validation (lead); Visualization (lead); Writing – original draft (lead); Writing – review & editing (lead). J.-R. Marquès: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Funding acquisition (equal); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Project administration (supporting); Resources (equal); Software (equal); Supervision (equal); Validation (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). S. Ferri: Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Resources (equal); Software (equal); Supervision (equal); Writing – original draft (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). A. Calisti: Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Software (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Y. Benkadoum: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Resources (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Y. De León: Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Software (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). A. Dearling: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). A. Ciardi: Investigation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Project administration (supporting); Supervision (supporting); Writing – original draft (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). J. Béard: Data curation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). J.-M. Lagarrigue: Data curation (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Validation (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). N. Ozaki: Data curation (supporting); Supervision (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). M. Koenig: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Funding acquisition (lead); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Project administration (lead); Resources (equal); Supervision (lead); Validation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). B. Albertazzi: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Funding acquisition (lead); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Project administration (lead); Resources (equal); Supervision (lead); Validation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal).
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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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