Weibel-instability-mediated collisionless shocks in laboratory with ultraintense lasers

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2012-04-26

arxiv.org/abs/1204.5914v1

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Plasma Physics

Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters

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The formation of non-relativistic collisionless shocks in laboratory with ultrahigh intensity lasers is studied via \emph{ab initio} multi-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. The microphysics behind shock formation and dissipation, and the detailed shock structure are analyzed, illustrating that the Weibel instability plays a crucial role in the generation of strong subequipartition magnetic fields that isotropize the incoming flow and lead to the formation of a collisionless shock, similarly to what occurs in astrophysical scenarios. The possibility of generating such collisionless shocks in laboratory opens the way to the direct study of the physics associated with astrophysical shocks.

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