Dedicated laboratory astrophysics experiments have been developed at LULI in the last few years. First, a high velocity (70 km/s) radiative shock has been generated in a xenon filled gas cell. We observed a clear radiative precursor, measure the shock temperature time evolution in the xenon. Results show the importance of 2D radiative losses. Second, we developed specific targets designs in order to generate high Mach number plasma jets. The two schemes tested are presented and discussed. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
Radiative shocks and plasma jets as laboratory astrophysics experiments / M., Koenig; B., Luopias; T., Vinci; N., Ozaki; A., Benuzzi Mounaix; M., Rabec Le Goahec; E., Falize; S., Bouquet; C., Michaut; G., Herpre; P., Baroso; W., Nazarov; Y., Aglitskiy; A., Ya Faenov; T., Pikuz; C., Courtois; N. C., Woolsey; C. D., Gregory; J., Howe; Schiavi, Angelo; Atzeni, Stefano. - In: AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. - ISSN 0094-243X. - STAMPA. - 926:(2007), pp. 110-119. (Intervento presentato al convegno 15th International Conference on Atomic Processes in Plasmas, APiP tenutosi a Gaithersburg, MD nel 19 March 2007 through 22 March 2007) [10.1063/1.2768841].
Radiative shocks and plasma jets as laboratory astrophysics experiments
SCHIAVI, ANGELO;ATZENI, Stefano
2007
Abstract
Dedicated laboratory astrophysics experiments have been developed at LULI in the last few years. First, a high velocity (70 km/s) radiative shock has been generated in a xenon filled gas cell. We observed a clear radiative precursor, measure the shock temperature time evolution in the xenon. Results show the importance of 2D radiative losses. Second, we developed specific targets designs in order to generate high Mach number plasma jets. The two schemes tested are presented and discussed. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
