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Generation of strong magnetic fields by counterpropagating moderate-intensity laser pulses in a low-density plasma

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A study is made of the generation of strong quasistatic magnetic fields by counterpropagating moderate-intensity laser pulses of different frequencies in a low-density plasma. Strong magnetic fields are generated by small-scale large-amplitude plasma waves excited at different frequencies by ponderomotive forces in the interaction region of laser pulses. It is shown that magnetic fields are generated most efficiently under resonance conditions such that the frequency difference between laser pulses coincides with the plasma frequency. The spatial distribution of quasistatic magnetic fields is investigated, and the pattern of the contour lines of the electric current is calculated.

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Frolov, 2010, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2010, Vol. 36, No. 11, pp. 1042–1051.

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Frolov, A.A. Generation of strong magnetic fields by counterpropagating moderate-intensity laser pulses in a low-density plasma. Plasma Phys. Rep. 36, 983–992 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X10110073

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