Observation of laser driven supercritical radiative shock precursors

We present a supercritical radiative shock experiment performed with the LULI nanosecond laser facility. Using targets filled with xenon gas at low pressure, the propagation of a strong shock with a radiative precursor is evidenced. The main measured shock quantities (electronic density and propagat...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 92; no. 22; p. 225001
Main Authors Bouquet, S, Stéhlé, C, Koenig, M, Chièze, J-P, Benuzzi-Mounaix, A, Batani, D, Leygnac, S, Fleury, X, Merdji, H, Michaut, C, Thais, F, Grandjouan, N, Hall, T, Henry, E, Malka, V, Lafon, J-P J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 04.06.2004
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Summary:We present a supercritical radiative shock experiment performed with the LULI nanosecond laser facility. Using targets filled with xenon gas at low pressure, the propagation of a strong shock with a radiative precursor is evidenced. The main measured shock quantities (electronic density and propagation velocity) are shown to be in good agreement with theory and numerical simulations.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.225001