• Matter and Radiation at Extremes
  • Vol. 6, Issue 6, 065902 (2021)
James D. Sadlera), Hui Li, and Kirk A. Flippo
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  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
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    DOI: 10.1063/5.0057087 Cite this Article
    James D. Sadler, Hui Li, Kirk A. Flippo. Parameter space for magnetization effects in high-energy-density plasmas[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(6): 065902 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Magnetic fields are well known to affect the evolution of fluids via the J × B force, where J is the current density and B is the magnetic field. This force leads to the influence of magnetic fields on hydrodynamics (magnetohydrodynamics). Magnetic fields are often neglected in modeling of high-energy-density plasmas, since J × B is very small compared with the plasma pressure gradients. However, many experiments lie in a separate part of parameter space where the plasma is indirectly affected via magnetization of the heat flux and charged particle transport. This is true even for initially unmagnetized plasmas, since misaligned density and temperature gradients can self-generate magnetic fields. By comparing terms in the induction equation, we go on to estimate the regions of parameter space where these self-generated fields are strong enough to affect the hydrodynamics.
    β=2Pc2ϵ0|B|20.25Pbar|B|T2,

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    βR=2ρ|u|2c2ϵ0|B|22500ρgcm3|u|kms12|B|T2

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    χ=e|B|τme6.1×1016ZlnΛTeeV3/2|B|Tnecm31,

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    q=neTeτme(κTe+κTe×b^)+Tee(βJ+βJ×b^).

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    Bzt+(uBBz)=(DBz)+|neTe|sinθnee,

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    D=mec2ϵ0α(Z)nee2τ,

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    uB=u(1+δ)Jnee+δJ×b^neeγτmeTe+γτmeTe×b^.

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    γτTeBzmeL2nee2τL2mec2ϵ0αBz=γαneTee2τ2me2c2ϵ04Temec2ΛlnΛ2γ(χ,Z)α(Z).

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    Λ=e23TeeV3/2necm31/2Z1.

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    (DBz)=|neTe|sinθnee,

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    Bmax0.012TeV5/2sinθαZlnΛ(T),

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    χmax=eBmaxτme1.2×109AsinθαZ3(lnΛ)2TeV4ρcc,

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    BmaxγτmeTe=|neTe|sinθnee,

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    Bmaxmeγeτsinθ,

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    χmaxsinθγ.

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    James D. Sadler, Hui Li, Kirk A. Flippo. Parameter space for magnetization effects in high-energy-density plasmas[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(6): 065902
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