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Experiments to investigate the effects of radiative cooling on plasma jet collimation

  • C. D. Gregory
  • , A. Dizière
  • , H. Aoki
  • , H. Tanji
  • , T. Ide
  • , É Falize
  • , B. Loupias
  • , C. Michaut
  • , T. Morita
  • , S. A. Pikuz
  • , A. Ravasio
  • , Y. Kuramitsu
  • , Y. Sakawa
  • , H. Takabe
  • , N. C. Woolsey
  • , M. Koenig
  • LULI
  • Central Laser Facility
  • Institute of Laser Engineering
  • Osaka University
  • CEA/DAM
  • LUTH - Laboratoire de l'Univers et de ses Theories
  • Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Department of Physics
  • University of York

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Abstract

Preliminary experiments have been performed to investigate the effects of radiative cooling on plasma jets. Thin (3μm-5μm) conical shells were irradiated with an intense laser, driving jets with velocities >100kms-1. Through the use of different targets materials - aluminium, copper and gold - the degree of radiative losses was altered, and their importance for jet collimation investigated. A number of temporally-resolved optical diagnostics was used, providing information about the jet evolution. Gold jets were seen to be narrower than those from copper targets, while aluminium targets produced the least collimated flows.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12-16
Number of pages5
JournalHigh Energy Density Physics
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2014

Keywords

  • Jets and outflows
  • Laboratory astrophysics
  • Young stellar objects

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