Transverse magnetic field effect on the transport of relativistic electrons beam in laser irradiating plasmas

Abstract

A transverse gauss shape magnetic field with wide width is proposed for collimating the fast relativistic electron beam in laser irradiating plasmas, which is highlighted by the two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, in particular, the effects of this magnetic field on the production and transport of fast electron beam. When the axial magnetic field is also present, it is found that the energy density of fast electrons can be enhanced greatly. For example, in the presence of 30 MG axial magnetic field, it is enhanced by 3–4 times when the amplitude of the applied transverse magnetic field lies within the optimal regime 200–300 MG comparable to that without the transverse magnetic field. Meanwhile, the divergence angle of the electron beam can be controlled and even decreased a little due to the better sandwich structure of the overall weakening magnetic field. The study implies that the proposed transverse magnetic field is helpful to obtain the high quality electron beam which is beneficial to the fast ignition in inertial confinement fusion.