Time Resolved Analysis of the Expansion of Isochoricly Heated Thin Foils

Summary form only given. The purpose of this work is to characterize the process of plasma expansion of isochoricly heated thin foil targets that served as strongly coupled plasma targets in ion transport experiments. Thin foils of aluminum, diamond like carbon and paladium were heated using electro...

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Published in2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) p. 778
Main Authors Gautier, D. C., Schmitt, Mark J., Flippo, Kirk, Fernandez, J. C., Hegelich, B. Manuel, Fuchs, J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2007
Subjects
Aluminum
Chirp
Density measurement
Diamond-like carbon
Electrons
History
Hydrodynamics
Laboratories
Plasma temperature
Plasma transport processes
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Summary:Summary form only given. The purpose of this work is to characterize the process of plasma expansion of isochoricly heated thin foil targets that served as strongly coupled plasma targets in ion transport experiments. Thin foils of aluminum, diamond like carbon and paladium were heated using electrons driven by ultrahigh intensity laser irradiation (10 17 -10 19 W/cm 2 ). The electrons heat up the target in a fraction of a ps. By measuring the subsequent expansion, data can be gathered to benchmark LASNEX hydro simulations that can give us an idea of the temporal density and temperature history oi' the sample. The experiment was done at the LULI 100 TW laser laboratory. Time resolved chirped shadowgraphy shows the expansion of the targets at sub relativistic velocities. The experimental setup and a comparison of experiment results with radiation hydrodynamic code simulations will be presented.
ISBN:9781424409150
1424409152
ISSN:0730-9244
2576-7208
DOI:10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346084