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Experiments were performed at the Nevada Terawatt Facility to investigate the plasma penetration across an externally applied magnetic field. In experiment, a short-pulse laser ablates a polyethylene laser target, producing a plasma which interacts with an external magnetic field. The mechanism which allows the plasma to penetrate the applied magnetic field in experiment will be discussed.
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Plechaty, C., Presura, R., Wright, S. et al. Penetration of plasma across a magnetic field. Astrophys Space Sci 322, 195–199 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-009-9997-6
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