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Nilson PM, Willingale L, Kaluza MC, et al. Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions. Phys Rev Lett. 2006;97(25):255001doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001.
Nilson, P. M., Willingale, L., Kaluza, M. C., Kamperidis, C., Minardi, S., Wei, M. S., Fernandes, P., Notley, M., Bandyopadhyay, S., Sherlock, M., Kingham, R. J., Tatarakis, M., Najmudin, Z., Rozmus, W., Evans, R. G., Haines, M. G., Dangor, A. E., & Krushelnick, K. (2006). Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions. Physical review letters, 97(25), 255001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001
Nilson, P M, et al. "Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions." Physical review letters vol. 97,25 (2006): 255001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001
Nilson PM, Willingale L, Kaluza MC, Kamperidis C, Minardi S, Wei MS, Fernandes P, Notley M, Bandyopadhyay S, Sherlock M, Kingham RJ, Tatarakis M, Najmudin Z, Rozmus W, Evans RG, Haines MG, Dangor AE, Krushelnick K. Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions. Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Dec 22;97(25):255001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001. Epub 2006 Dec 19. PMID: 17280361.
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Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Dec 22;97(25):255001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001. Epub 2006 Dec 19.

Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two-beam laser-solid interactions.

Physical review letters

P M Nilson, L Willingale, M C Kaluza, C Kamperidis, S Minardi, M S Wei, P Fernandes, M Notley, S Bandyopadhyay, M Sherlock, R J Kingham, M Tatarakis, Z Najmudin, W Rozmus, R G Evans, M G Haines, A E Dangor, K Krushelnick

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  1. Department of Physics, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.

PMID: 17280361 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.255001

Abstract

We present measurements of a magnetic reconnection in a plasma created by two laser beams (1 ns pulse duration, 1 x 10(15) W cm(-2)) focused in close proximity on a planar solid target. Simultaneous optical probing and proton grid deflectometry reveal two high velocity, collimated outflowing jets and 0.7-1.3 MG magnetic fields at the focal spot edges. Thomson scattering measurements from the reconnection layer are consistent with high electron temperatures in this region.

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