Proton Probe Imaging of Fields Within a Laser-Generated Plasma Channel

Willingale, Louise and Nilson, Philip M. and Thomas, Alexander G. R. and Cobble, James and Craxton, R. Stephen and Maksimchuk, Anatoly and Norreys, Peter A. and Sangster, T. Craig and Scott, Robbie H. H. and Stoeckl, Christian and Zulick, Calvin and Krushelnick, Karl (2011) Proton Probe Imaging of Fields Within a Laser-Generated Plasma Channel. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 39 (11). pp. 2616-2617. ISSN 0093-3813

Abstract

The proton probing technique is used to image quasi-static electromagnetic fields present in the wake of a high-intensity short-pulse laser propagating through an underdense plasma. Bubblelike field structures form along the channel filaments and expand in time.