Laser-produced plasmas as probes of astrophysical magnetic fields
Jie Zhang
Nature Reviews Physics, Published online: 09 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s42254-026-00935-8 Magnetic fields affect astrophysical processes throughout the Universe. This Review explores how the generation, amplification and transport of astrophysical magnetic fields can be investigated in terrestrial experiments, using high-energy-density plasmas generated by intense lasers.