Weibel instabilities in ultraintense laser-plasma interaction

The paper studies Weibel instabilities in ultra intense laser-plasma interactions and its mechanism by using relativistic particle-in-cell method, and gives linear dispersion relations, saturated magnetic fields and anisotropy parameters of Weibel instabilities. It is found that the presence of Weibel instabilities in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions makes the self-generated magnetic field saturate, and then the saturated magnetic field causes the anisotropy of particle velocity distribution along the laser propagation direction. The linear and non-linear saturation processes of Weibel instabilities are also discussed. These results may be important for understanding the static magnetic field generation and fast electron propagation in the fast ignition physics.