Weibel-Mediated Filamentary Structures in Laser-Irradiated Foil Plasma

Weibel-mediated filamentary structures developing in the expanding plasma plume of a laser-irradiated foil are demonstrated. The dataset, authored by C. Ruyer et al. from the Plasma Science and Fusion Center Dataverse, provides estimates of magnetic fluctuation wavelengths and amplitudes based on theoretical and particle-in-cell modeling. These estimates are used to explain experimental data from the OMEGA and Laser Megajoule facilities.

Use Cases

• Modeling electron pressure anisotropy and transverse ballistic cooling based on plasma expansion dynamics described.
• Simulating the growth of electron current filaments based on the competition with electron-ion Coulomb collisions.
• Validating particle-in-cell simulation results against experimental data from OMEGA and Laser Megajoule facilities.
• Estimating dominant wavelengths and amplitudes of self-generated magnetic fluctuations based on theoretical modeling.

Strengths

• Authored by a large team of 19 researchers from a recognized institution, the Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
• Directly links theoretical and particle-in-cell modeling to experimental data from major facilities OMEGA and Laser Megajoule.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Plasma Science and Fusion Center Dataverse

Collection Method

Based on theoretical analysis and particle-in-cell modeling.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 21:07:11; freshness should be verified.