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TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of Magnetic Cavitation Driven by Heat Flow in a Plasma
AU - Arran, C.
AU - Bradford, P.
AU - Dearling, A.
AU - Hicks, G. S.
AU - Al-Atabi, S.
AU - Antonelli, L.
AU - Ettlinger, O. C.
AU - Khan, M.
AU - Read, M. P.
AU - Glize, K.
AU - Notley, M.
AU - Walsh, C. A.
AU - Kingham, R. J.
AU - Najmudin, Z.
AU - Ridgers, C. P.
AU - Woolsey, N. C.
PY - 2023/7/6
Y1 - 2023/7/6
N2 - We describe the direct measurement of the expulsion of a magnetic field from a plasma driven by heat flow. Using a laser to heat a column of gas within an applied magnetic field, we isolate Nernst advection and show how it changes the field over a nanosecond timescale. Reconstruction of the magnetic field map from proton radiographs demonstrates that the field is advected by heat flow in advance of the plasma expansion with a velocity vN=(6±2)×105 m/s. Kinetic and extended magnetohydrodynamic simulations agree well in this regime due to the buildup of a magnetic transport barrier.
AB - We describe the direct measurement of the expulsion of a magnetic field from a plasma driven by heat flow. Using a laser to heat a column of gas within an applied magnetic field, we isolate Nernst advection and show how it changes the field over a nanosecond timescale. Reconstruction of the magnetic field map from proton radiographs demonstrates that the field is advected by heat flow in advance of the plasma expansion with a velocity vN=(6±2)×105 m/s. Kinetic and extended magnetohydrodynamic simulations agree well in this regime due to the buildup of a magnetic transport barrier.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.015101
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.015101
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 37478421
AN - SCOPUS:85164616609
VL - 131
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 1
M1 - 015101
ER -