Novel diagnostic of low-Z shock compressed material

Sebastien Le Pape, Michel Koenig, Tommaso Vinci, Emanuelle Martinolli, Alessandra Bennuzzi-Mounaix, Damien Hicks, Pravesh Patel, Andy Mackinnon, Lorenzo Romagnani, Marco Borghesi, Sataybrata Kar, Tom Boehly

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Abstract

An experiment was performed using high-energy protons, generated by an intense short laser pulse, to try to characterize in situ, the spatial and temporal evolution of a laser-driven shock propagating through a low-Z material. Radiography of the shock propagating through the low-Z transparent material could lead to density determination under compression. A first test of a proton radiography of the rear-side released state of a shocked aluminum foil has also been tried.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalHigh Energy Density Physics
Volume2
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2006

Keywords

  • Laser-driven shocks
  • Proton radiography
  • Short pulses

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