Hot, dense, millimeter-scale, high-Z plasmas for laser-plasma interactions studies

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作者
Failor, BH
Fernandez, JC
Wilde, BH
Osterheld, AL
Cobble, JA
Gobby, PL
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94551 USA
[3] Maxwell Phys Int, San Leandro, CA 94577 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1999年 / 59卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.59.6053
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We have designed and produced hot, millimeter;scale, high-Z plasmas of interest for National Ignition Facility hohlraum target design. Using a high-Z gas fill produces electron temperatures in the 3.5-6-keV range, the highest temperatures measured to date for high-density (10(21) e/cm(3)) laser-heated plasmas, and much higher than the 3 keV found for low-Z (neopentane) fills. These measurements are in good agreement with the target design calculations, and the L-shell spectroscopic approach used to estimate the electron temperature has certain advantages over traditional K-shell approaches. [S1063-651X(99)15205-X].
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页码:6053 / 6057
页数:5
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