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Area of Science:

  • Plasma physics
  • Beam-plasma interactions
  • Kinetic theory

Background:

  • Transport of high-current relativistic electron beams in dense plasmas is crucial for various research areas.
  • Existing models struggle to explain beam-plasma interactions due to complex small-scale effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize a new regime of electron beam transport in solid-density plasma.
  • To elucidate the role of kinetic effects in beam-plasma interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations were employed.
  • Analytical analysis was used to study self-generated electrostatic fields.

Main Results:

  • A new regime dominated by kinetic effects was identified.
  • Electron beams evolved into layered microelectron bunches in weak collision scenarios.
  • A secondary instability involving electrostatic modulation of current filaments was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Kinetic effects on small time and space scales are dominant in this new regime.
  • The formation of microelectron bunches is driven by a secondary instability.
  • Simulation results validate the analytical predictions for self-generated electrostatic fields.