Generation of scaled protogalactic seed magnetic fields in laser-produced shock waves

G. Gregori (), A. Ravasio, C. D. Murphy, K. Schaar, A. Baird, A. R. Bell, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, R. Bingham, C. Constantin, R. P. Drake, M. Edwards, E. T. Everson, C. D. Gregory, Y. Kuramitsu, W. Lau, J. Mithen, C. Niemann, H.-S. Park, B. A. Remington, B. Reville, A. P. L. Robinson, D. D. Ryutov, Y. Sakawa, S. Yang, N. C. Woolsey, M. Koenig and F. Miniati ()
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G. Gregori: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
A. Ravasio: Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, UMR7605, CNRS CEA, Université Paris VI Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
C. D. Murphy: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
K. Schaar: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
A. Baird: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
A. R. Bell: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
A. Benuzzi-Mounaix: Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, UMR7605, CNRS CEA, Université Paris VI Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
R. Bingham: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
C. Constantin: University of California Los Angeles
R. P. Drake: Oceanic and Space Science, University of Michigan, 2455 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103, USA
M. Edwards: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
E. T. Everson: University of California Los Angeles
C. D. Gregory: Heslington, University of York
Y. Kuramitsu: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
W. Lau: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
J. Mithen: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
C. Niemann: University of California Los Angeles
H.-S. Park: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808
B. A. Remington: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808
B. Reville: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
A. P. L. Robinson: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
D. D. Ryutov: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808
Y. Sakawa: Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
S. Yang: University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK
N. C. Woolsey: Heslington, University of York
M. Koenig: Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, UMR7605, CNRS CEA, Université Paris VI Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France
F. Miniati: Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, ETH-Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7382, 480-483

Abstract: Experimental simulations of galaxy-forming conditions using lasers show that the Biermann battery generates seed magnetic fields, which turbulence can amplify to affect galaxy evolution.

Date: 2012
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