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author Ikeda, Akihiko
Noda, Kosuke
Yamanaka, Yutaro
Urabe, Yuma
Kawai, Keiichiro
Matsuda, Yasuhiro H.
Nakamura, Hirotaka
Yamamoto, Ryusuke
Naito, Yoshiki
Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro
Taketoshi, Kai
Yamagata, Naoki
Ozaki, Norimasa
Pikuz, Tatiana
Sakawa, Yoichi
Sano, Takayoshi
Kodama, Ryosuke
Morita, Taichi
Ogawa, Tomoya
Miyanishi, Kohei
Yabuuchi, Toshinori
Gabriel, Rigon
Stavros, Bakandreas
Michel, Koenig
Albertazzi, Bruno
author_facet Ikeda, Akihiko
Noda, Kosuke
Yamanaka, Yutaro
Urabe, Yuma
Kawai, Keiichiro
Matsuda, Yasuhiro H.
Nakamura, Hirotaka
Yamamoto, Ryusuke
Naito, Yoshiki
Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro
Taketoshi, Kai
Yamagata, Naoki
Ozaki, Norimasa
Pikuz, Tatiana
Sakawa, Yoichi
Sano, Takayoshi
Kodama, Ryosuke
Morita, Taichi
Ogawa, Tomoya
Miyanishi, Kohei
Yabuuchi, Toshinori
Gabriel, Rigon
Stavros, Bakandreas
Michel, Koenig
Albertazzi, Bruno
contents The importance of investigating magnetized plasmas/solids in extreme conditions has grown over the last decades, particularly in the field of high energy density physics (HEDP), such as laboratory astrophysics and inertial confinement fusion. However, up to now, the unique capabilities of an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL), such as high brilliance and low divergence have never been exploited for this type of research. In this paper, we present the first platform developed at SACLA, Japan, that combines a high-power optical laser for generating matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, an XFEL probe, and an external magnetic field. The high current is produced using a 2 kV, 4.8 kJ pulsed power system giving a maximum current of 10 kA which is synchronized with the optical laser and XFEL in a vacuum environment. It flows through a split-pair coil to generate a high magnetic field (10 T at 6 kA) which has 1 cm access every 45$^{\circ}$ in the equatorial plane and 90$^{\circ}$ in the poloidal one. This platform offers new opportunities to study high-energy-density matter in strong magnetic fields, including shock propagation, instability growth, and turbulent plasma dynamics.
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spellingShingle Pulse magnet of 10 T for power laser experiments with x-ray free-electron laser diagnostics
Ikeda, Akihiko
Noda, Kosuke
Yamanaka, Yutaro
Urabe, Yuma
Kawai, Keiichiro
Matsuda, Yasuhiro H.
Nakamura, Hirotaka
Yamamoto, Ryusuke
Naito, Yoshiki
Kuramitsu, Yasuhiro
Taketoshi, Kai
Yamagata, Naoki
Ozaki, Norimasa
Pikuz, Tatiana
Sakawa, Yoichi
Sano, Takayoshi
Kodama, Ryosuke
Morita, Taichi
Ogawa, Tomoya
Miyanishi, Kohei
Yabuuchi, Toshinori
Gabriel, Rigon
Stavros, Bakandreas
Michel, Koenig
Albertazzi, Bruno
Plasma Physics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Materials Science
The importance of investigating magnetized plasmas/solids in extreme conditions has grown over the last decades, particularly in the field of high energy density physics (HEDP), such as laboratory astrophysics and inertial confinement fusion. However, up to now, the unique capabilities of an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL), such as high brilliance and low divergence have never been exploited for this type of research. In this paper, we present the first platform developed at SACLA, Japan, that combines a high-power optical laser for generating matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, an XFEL probe, and an external magnetic field. The high current is produced using a 2 kV, 4.8 kJ pulsed power system giving a maximum current of 10 kA which is synchronized with the optical laser and XFEL in a vacuum environment. It flows through a split-pair coil to generate a high magnetic field (10 T at 6 kA) which has 1 cm access every 45$^{\circ}$ in the equatorial plane and 90$^{\circ}$ in the poloidal one. This platform offers new opportunities to study high-energy-density matter in strong magnetic fields, including shock propagation, instability growth, and turbulent plasma dynamics.
title Pulse magnet of 10 T for power laser experiments with x-ray free-electron laser diagnostics
topic Plasma Physics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25697