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The interaction of solar wind with a dipole magnetic field is modeled in a laboratory setting with a small cylindrical permanent magnet and magnetized plasma driven by intense lasers. The result shows a potential application in the understanding of Earth's magnetosphere near the pole region. Some significant features are observed in our experiments, such as magnetic reconnection and repulsion, which...