Laboratory astrophysics with laser-driven strong magnetic fields in China. (5th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Fei-Lu; Pei, Xiao-Xing; Han, Bo; Wei, Hui-Gang; Yuan, Da-Wei; Liang, Gui-Yun; Zhao, Gang; Zhong, Jia-Yong; Zhang, Zhe; Zhu, Bao-Jun; Li, Yan-Fei; Li, Fang; Li, Yu-Tong; Zeng, Si-Liang; Zou, Shi-Yang; Zhang, Jie
• Is Part Of: High power laser science and engineering. Volume 4(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-08-05
• Subjects: Laboratory astrophysics, -- laser, -- strong magnetic fields; High power lasers -- Periodicals; 621.366
• DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2016.27
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2095-4719

Abstract

Abstract : In this paper, the recent studies of laboratory astrophysics with strong magnetic fields in China have been reviewed. On the Shenguang-II laser facility of the National Laboratory on High-Power Lasers and Physics, a laser-driven strong magnetic field up to 200 T has been achieved. The experiment was performed to model the interaction of solar wind with dayside magnetosphere. Also the low beta plasma magnetic reconnection (MR) has been studied. Theoretically, the model has been developed to deal with the atomic structures and processes in strong magnetic field. Also the study of shock wave generation in the magnetized counter-streaming plasmas is introduced.