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| Article number | 124026 |
|---|---|
| <mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 12/2011 |
| <mark>Journal</mark> | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication Status | Published |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
A laser generated proton beam was used to measure the megagauss strength self-generated magnetic fields from a nanosecond laser interaction with an aluminum target. At intensities of 10(15) W cm(-2), the significant hot electron production and strong heat fluxes result in non-local transport becoming important to describe the magnetic field dynamics. Two-dimensional implicit Vlasov-Fokker-Planck modeling shows that fast advection of the magnetic field from the focal region occurs via the Nernst effect at significantly higher velocities than the sound speed, (v)N/c(s) approximate to 10.