During the last ten years, the ability of high power lasers to generate high energy density shocks has made them a reliable tool to study extreme states of matter. These states of matter are relevant in many important physics areas such as astrophysics, planetology and ICF physics. Here, we present some representative studies performed by using a driven laser shock: melting of iron at pressures relevant for geophysics, developments of new techniques to measure the density of highly compressed matter and a study of a radiative shock.
Laser-driven shock waves for the study of extreme states of matter / A., BENUZZI MOUNAIX; M., Koenig; A., Ravasio; T., Vinci; N., Ozaki; M., RABEC LE GLOAHEC; B., Loupias; G., Huser; E., Henry; S., Bouquet; C., Michaut; D., Hicks; A., Mackinnon; P., Patel; H. S., Park; S., LE PAPE; T., Boehly; M., Borghesi; C., Cecchetti; M., Notley; R., Clark; S., Bandyopadhyay; Atzeni, Stefano; Schiavi, Angelo; Y., Aglitskiy; A., Faenov; T., Pikuz; D., Batani; R. DEZULIAN AND K., Tanaka. - In: PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION. - ISSN 0741-3335. - STAMPA. - 48:(2006), pp. B347-B358. [10.1088/0741-3335/48/12B/S32]
Laser-driven shock waves for the study of extreme states of matter
ATZENI, Stefano;SCHIAVI, ANGELO;
2006
Abstract
During the last ten years, the ability of high power lasers to generate high energy density shocks has made them a reliable tool to study extreme states of matter. These states of matter are relevant in many important physics areas such as astrophysics, planetology and ICF physics. Here, we present some representative studies performed by using a driven laser shock: melting of iron at pressures relevant for geophysics, developments of new techniques to measure the density of highly compressed matter and a study of a radiative shock.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
