Radiation-pressure-driven ion Weibel instability and collisionless shocks

Anno: 2017

Autori: Grassi A., Grech M., Amiranoff F., Macchi A., Riconda C.

Affiliazione autori: Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, Ecole Polytech, LULI,Sorbonne Univ,CNRS, Paris, France; Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis Enrico Fermi, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; CNR, UOS Adriano Gozzini, INO, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Sorbonne Univ, Univ Paris Saclay, CEA, LULI,CNRS,Ecole Polytech, Palaiseau, France.

Abstract: The Weibel instability from counterstreaming plasma flows is a basic process highly relevant for collisionless shock formation in astrophysics. In this paper we investigate, via two- and three-dimensional simulations, suitable configurations for laboratory investigations of the ion Weibel instability (IWI) driven by a fast quasineutral plasma flow launched into the target via the radiation pressure of an ultra-high-intensity laser pulse (“hole-boring” process). The use of S-polarized light at oblique incidence is found to be an optimal configuration for driving IWI, as it prevents the development of surface rippling observed at normal incidence that would lead to strong electron heating and would favor competing instabilities. Conditions for the evolution of IWI into a collisionless shock are also investigated.

Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Volume: 96 (3)      Da Pagina: 33204-1  A: 33204-7

Maggiori informazioni: The authors thank L. Gremillet, A. Sgattoni, V. Tikhonchuk, and T. Vinci for valuable discussions and the SMILEI development team for technical support. Financial support from Grant No. ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02 Plas@ Par is acknowledged. A. G. acknowledges support from the Universite Franco-Italienne through the Vinci program (Grant No. C2-133). A. G. and A. M. acknowledge the PRIN Project Laser-Driven Shock Waves (2012AY5LEL-002) sponsored by MIUR, Italy. This work was performed using HPC resources from GENCI-TGCC (Grant No. 2017-x2016057678).
Parole chiavi: collisionless shock; plasma simulation; radiation pressure; Weibel instability;
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.033204

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