Measurements of the inverse Faraday effect from relativistic laser interactions with an underdense plasma

Z. Najmudin; M. Tatarakis; A. Pukhov; E. L. Clark; R. J. Clarke; A. E. Dangor; J. Faure; V. Malka; D. Neely; M. I.K. Santala; K. Krushelnick

Measurements of the inverse Faraday effect from relativistic laser interactions with an underdense plasma

Z. Najmudin
, M. Tatarakis
, A. Pukhov
, E. L. Clark
, R. J. Clarke
, A. E. Dangor
, J. Faure
, V. Malka
, D. Neely
, M. I.K. Santala
, K. Krushelnick

Imperial College London
Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik
CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Abstract

Temporally and spatially resolved measurements of inverse Faraday effect (IFE) in a plasma using a self-channeling laser pulse of relativistic intensity were studied. The magnetic fields so obtained were much larger than expected, and have a duration approaching that of the high intensity laser pulse. The simulation results show that the magnetic field is generated by fast electrons which spiral around the axis of the channel created by the laser field.

Original language	English
Article number	215004
Pages (from-to)	2150041-2150044
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	87
Issue number	21
Publication status	Published - 19 Nov 2001

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