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Dense plasma heating by crossing relativistic electron beams
- Abstract:
- Here we investigate, using relativistic fluid theory and Vlasov-Maxwell simulations, the local heating of a dense plasma by two crossing electron beams. Heating occurs as an instability of the electron beams drives Langmuir waves which couple nonlinearly into damped ion-acoustic waves. Simulations show a factor 2.8 increase in electron kinetic energy with a coupling efficiency of 18%. Our results support applications to the production of warm dense matter and as a driver for inertial fusion plasmas.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013211
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+ Royal Society
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- Funding agency for:
- Levy, M
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- Newton International Fellowship
+ European Commission
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- Euratomresearch
- training programme2014-2018undergrantagreementNo633053
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society
- Journal:
- Physical Review E More from this journal
- Volume:
- 95
- Issue:
- 1
- Article number:
- 013211
- Publication date:
- 2016-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-07-29
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2470-0053
- ISSN:
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2470-0045
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pubs:638318
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- Copyright date:
- 2016
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- Copyright © 2017 American Physical Society. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from American Physical Society at: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013211
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