Speaker
Dr
Martin Weidl
(IPP)
Description
In order to study the formation of parallel collisionless shocks, we
generate a beam of laser-produced carbon ions inside the Large Plasma
Device at UCLA. As the beam propagates through the magnetized helium
plasma at super-Alfvénic speed, we measure the growth of parallel
ion-beam instabilities in excellent agreement with hybrid-PIC
simulations and analytic calculations. We discuss the roles of both the
resonant right-hand and the non-resonant instability for collisionless
shock formation.
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Author
Dr
Martin Weidl
(IPP)