Laboratory evidence for proton energization by collisionless shock surfing

W. Yao (1, 2) , A. Fazzini (1) , S.N. Chen , K. Burdonov (1, 2) , P. Antici , J. Béard (3) , S. Bolaños (1) , A. Ciardi (2) , R. Diab (1) , E.D. Filippov , S. Kisyov , V. Lelasseux (1) , M. Miceli , Q. Moreno (4) , V. Nastasa , S. Orlando , S. Pikuz , D.C. Popescu , G. Revet (1) , X. Ribeyre (4) , E. d'Humières (4) , J. Fuchs (1)

1 LULI - Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses
2 LERMA - Laboratoire d'Etude du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères = Laboratory for Studies of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics and Atmospheres
3 LNCMI-T - Laboratoire national des champs magnétiques intenses - Toulouse
4 CELIA - Centre d'Etudes Lasers Intenses et Applications

Proton acceleration by a super-critical collisionless shock is observed in laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations suggest shock surfing as the underlying acceleration mechanism.

Domaines: Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]

W. Yao, A. Fazzini, S.N. Chen, K. Burdonov, P. Antici, et al.. Laboratory evidence for proton energization by collisionless shock surfing. Nature Physics, 2021, 17 (10), pp.1177-1182. ⟨10.1038/s41567-021-01325-w⟩. ⟨hal-03011023⟩