Description
Large laser facilities now enables human to generate extreme conditions in the laboratory that can mimick astrophysical environments, creating a new research field known as "laboratory astrophysics." This field is a primary goal for major international facilities like NIF, Omega, Vulcan, and LULI. In China, large laser facilities such as Shenguang-II (SG-II), SG-III, and Xingguang-III (XG-III) have seen major capability enhancements, opening new opportunities for groundbreaking laboratory astrophysics research. Recently, a series of great achievements have been made on these facilities for experimental simulations of various key astrophysical problems, including the origin of magnetic fields in plasmas, particle acceleration in turbulent plasmas, turbulent magnetic reconnection, and accretion disk and jet formation dynamics. Results indicate the kinetic Weibel instability as a fundamental mechanism for cosmic magnetic field generation [1], reveal inherent particle acceleration mechanisms in turbulent plasmas and magnetic reconnections [2-4], and identify the critical role of magnetorotational instability in accretion processes [5,6]. This talk will summarize these advancements and future plans for laboratory astrophysics in China. [1] Z.H. Zhao et al., Sci. Adv. (2024); [2] D.W. Yuan et al., Nat. Commun. (2024); [3] Y. L. Ping et al., Nat. Phys. (2023); [4] Z.H. Zhao et al., Astrophys. J. Letts. (2025); [5] Z. Lei et al., Commun. Phys. (2024); [6] L.X. Li et al., submitted (2025).