Laser-driven plasma jets propagating in an ambient gas studied with optical and proton diagnostics

C. D. Gregory; B. Loupias; J. Waugh; S. Dono; S. Bouquet; E. Falize; Y. Kuramitsu; C. Michaut; W. Nazarov; S. A. Pikuz; Y. Sakawa; N. C. Woolsey; M. Koenig

doi:10.1063/1.3431094

Laser-driven plasma jets propagating in an ambient gas studied with optical and proton diagnostics

C. D. Gregory
, B. Loupias
, J. Waugh
, S. Dono
, S. Bouquet
, E. Falize
, Y. Kuramitsu
, C. Michaut
, W. Nazarov
, S. A. Pikuz
, Y. Sakawa
, N. C. Woolsey
, M. Koenig

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The results of an experiment to propagate laser-generated plasma jets into an ambient medium are presented. The jets are generated via laser irradiation of a foam-filled cone target, the results and characterization of which have been reported previously [Loupias, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 265001 (2007)] for propagation in vacuum. The introduction of an ambient medium of argon at varying density is seen to result in the formation of a shock wave, and the shock front displays perturbations that appear to grow with time. The system is diagnosed with the aid of proton radiography, imaging the perturbed structure in the dense parts of the shock with high resolution.

Original language	English
Article number	052708
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3431094
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2010

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Laser-driven plasma jets propagating in an ambient gas studied with optical and proton diagnostics

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