Abstract
We have analyzed the shock wave propagation experiments performed at LULI and presented at ECLIM'94 The targets were aluminium foils with thickness from 5 to 25 μm. Simulations were performed with the SARA-1D rnultigroup radiation code. We have shown a small level of preheating caused by the absorption of X-rays with energies close to the K-edge of aluminum. Several sets of opacities were used in order to study this effect, including experimental values for cold aluminum. Simulations show a small level of visible emission induced by X-ray preheating before the arrival of the shock.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13-20 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Laser and Particle Beams |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |