Magnetic field amplification driven by the gyro motion of charged particles

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 23592 - 12
• Main Authors: Gu, Yan-Jun, Murakami, Masakatsu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.12.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/766/1960/1134; 639/766/1960/1135; Charged particles; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lasers; Magnetic fields; multidisciplinary; Polarity; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Thermal conductivity
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02944-2

Spontaneous magnetic field generation plays important role in laser-plasma interactions. Strong quasi-static magnetic fields affect the thermal conductivity and the plasma dynamics, particularly in the case of ultra intense laser where the magnetic part of Lorentz force becomes as significant as the electric part. Kinetic simulations of giga-gauss magnetic field amplification via a laser irradiated microtube structure reveal the dynamics of charged particle implosions and the mechanism of magnetic field growth. A giga-gauss magnetic field is generated and amplified with the opposite polarity to the seed magnetic field. The spot size of the field is comparable to the laser wavelength, and the lifetime is hundreds of femtoseconds. An analytical model is presented to explain the underlying physics. This study should aid in designing future experiments.