Abstract
Spontaneously generated magnetic fields of the order of a kilogauss have been observed in a laser-produced plasma, using a variety of targets and background pressures. The generation of these magnetic fields is explained in terms of thermoelectric currents associated with large temperature gradients near the target.
- Received 25 January 1971
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.26.1012
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