Density measurements of shock compressed matter using short pulse laser diagnostics

  • M. Koenig
  • , A. Ravasio
  • , A. Benuzzi-Mounaix
  • , B. Loupias
  • , N. Ozaki
  • , M. Borghesi
  • , C. Cecchetti
  • , D. Batani
  • , R. Dezulian
  • , S. Lepape
  • , P. Patel
  • , H. S. Park
  • , D. Hicks
  • , A. McKinnon
  • , T. Boehly
  • , A. Schiavi
  • , E. Henry
  • , M. Notley
  • , R. Clark
  • , S. Bandyopadhyay

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Abstract

In this paper, experimental results on X-ray and proton radiography of shock compressed matter are presented. It has been performed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) using three long pulse beams to generate a shock wave in a multi-layer foil and a short pulse beam to create either an X-ray or protons source for a transverse radiography. Depending on the probe material (aluminium or carbon foam) a Molybdenum Kα source or a proton beam are used. Density data of the shocked aluminium, in the multimagabar regime are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-261
Number of pages5
JournalAstrophysics and Space Science
Volume307
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007

Keywords

  • Laser plasmas
  • Radiography
  • Shocks

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