Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Observations of pressure anisotropy effects within semi-collisional magnetized plasma bubbles

  • E. R. Tubman,
  • A. S. Joglekar,
  • A. F. A. Bott,
  • M. Borghesi,
  • B. Coleman,
  • G. Cooper,
  • C. N. Danson,
  • P. Durey,
  • J. M. Foster,
  • P. Graham,
  • G. Gregori,
  • E. T. Gumbrell,
  • M. P. Hill,
  • T. Hodge,
  • S. Kar,
  • R. J. Kingham,
  • M. Read,
  • C. P. Ridgers,
  • J. Skidmore,
  • C. Spindloe,
  • A. G. R. Thomas,
  • P. Treadwell,
  • S. Wilson,
  • L. Willingale,
  • N. C. Woolsey

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20387-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Magnetic fields can be reorganized by plasma flows and lead to effects such as magnetic reconnection. Here the authors explore the evolution of magnetized-plasma bubbles in a semi-collisional regime and the role of pressure anisotropy in influencing the flow of the laser-produced plasma.