Characteristics of Plasma Jets in Laser-Driven Magnetic Reconnection

Characteristics of Plasma Jets in Laser-Driven

Magnetic Reconnection?

LIU Xun(刘勋)1,LI Yutong(李玉同)1,ZHONG Jiayong(仲佳勇)2,DONG Quanli(董全力)1,WANG Shoujun(王首钧)1,ZHANG Lei(张蕾)1,ZHU Jianqiang(朱健强)3,ZHAO Gang(赵刚)2,ZHANG Jie(张杰)1,4

【摘 要】AbstractThe jets driven by magnetic reconnection in laser-plasma interactions are investigated experimentally.The diagnostics in the optical and X-ray ranges provide detailed information about the jet characteristics.The plasma jets perpendicular to and along the target surface are observed clearly,which is evident signatures of laser driven magnetic reconnection.The jet formation is also investigated for different experimental parameters. 【期刊名称】等离子体科学和技术（英文版） 【年(卷),期】2012(014)002 【总页数】5 【

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Keywords:laboratory

astrophysics,jets,magnetic

reconnection,laser-plasma

1 Introduction

Magnetic reconnection(MR)is well recognized as an important plasma process.In this process,the enormous amount of stored magnetic energy is converted to both thermal energy and acceleration of the plasma in a short characteristic time scale.Magnetic field lines are