Mitigating the hosing instability in relativistic laser-plasma interactions

A new physical model of the hosing instability that includes relativistic laser pulses and moderate densities is presented and derives the density dependence of the hosing equation. This is tested against two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. These simulations further examine the feasibility...

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Published in:	New Journal of Physics
Main Authors:	L Ceurvorst, N Ratan, M C Levy, M F Kasim, J Sadler, R H H Scott, R M G M Trines, T W Huang, M Skramic, M Vranic, L O Silva, P A Norreys
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Subjects:	hosing instability hole-boring laser-plasma interactions plasma channeling high energy density physics inertial confinement fusion
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/5/053023