Abstract:The ion heating mechanism in the context of laser interacting with plasma immersed in a strong magnetic field is studied. The electron motion transverse to the magnetic field gets restricted, and it acquires comparatively less energy than the ions. The magnetic field is chosen to be strong for laser electromagnetic field propagation inside the plasma to be governed by the magnetized dispersion relation. Both X and RL mode configurations have been studied in detail using Particle-In-Cell (PIC) simulations. It … Show more
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