Collisionless Shocks Mediated by Shear-Flow Magnetic Fields in Ultraintense-Laser-Produced Counter-Streaming Plasmas
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| author | Lu, Jun-Yi Wang, Kai Jiao, Jin-Long |
| author_facet | Lu, Jun-Yi Wang, Kai Jiao, Jin-Long |
| contents | The formation of ion-Weibel-mediated collisionless shocks (IW-CSs) in ultraintense-laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas is investigated using particle-in-cell simulations. Analysis of the underlying microphysics reveals that a shear-flow ion-Weibel instability generates magnetic fields, which isotropize the incoming flow and mediate shock formation. An analytical expression for the shear-flow magnetic field is derived, and a scaling law relating the magnetic field amplitude to the laser intensity is established. This mechanism reduces the shock formation time and the required laser energy by three and two orders of magnitude, respectively, compared to high-power laser experiments, making it feasible to produce IW-CSs using existing multi-kilojoule, picosecond ultraintense laser facilities. |
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| spellingShingle | Collisionless Shocks Mediated by Shear-Flow Magnetic Fields in Ultraintense-Laser-Produced Counter-Streaming Plasmas Lu, Jun-Yi Wang, Kai Jiao, Jin-Long Plasma Physics The formation of ion-Weibel-mediated collisionless shocks (IW-CSs) in ultraintense-laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas is investigated using particle-in-cell simulations. Analysis of the underlying microphysics reveals that a shear-flow ion-Weibel instability generates magnetic fields, which isotropize the incoming flow and mediate shock formation. An analytical expression for the shear-flow magnetic field is derived, and a scaling law relating the magnetic field amplitude to the laser intensity is established. This mechanism reduces the shock formation time and the required laser energy by three and two orders of magnitude, respectively, compared to high-power laser experiments, making it feasible to produce IW-CSs using existing multi-kilojoule, picosecond ultraintense laser facilities. |
| title | Collisionless Shocks Mediated by Shear-Flow Magnetic Fields in Ultraintense-Laser-Produced Counter-Streaming Plasmas |
| topic | Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20040 |