Effect of transverse magnetic field on laser produced plasma expansion into vacuum

A one-dimensional time-dependent magneto-hydrodynamic ideal model is used to investigate the dynamics of initially magnetized laser produced plasma expansion into vacuum, in the context of inertial fusion. The plasma is assumed to be fully ionized and in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), allowing all charged particles to have the same temperatures. Self-similar solution shows that the density, velocity, and temperature increase with the strength of the magnetic field. The transverse magnetic field causes significant changes in the plasma expansion dynamics, including the plasma confinement. The plasma velocity increasing is also observed and the temperature is found to be larger compared to temperature in un-magnetized case.