Laser heating of solid matter by light-pressure-driven shocks at ultrarelativistic intensities
The heating of solid targets irradiated by 5×1020Wcm-2, 0.8 ps, 1.05μm wavelength laser light is studied by x-ray spectroscopy of the K-shell emission from thin layers of Ni, Mo, and V. A surface layer is heated to ∼5keV with an axial temperature gradient of 0.6μm scale length. Images of Ni Lyα show...
Main Authors: | Akli, K, Hansen, S, Kemp, A, Freeman, R, Beg, F, Clark, D, Chen, S, Hey, D, Hatchett, S, Highbarger, K, Giraldez, E, Green, J, Gregori, G, Lancaster, K, Ma, T, MacKinnon, A, Norreys, P, Patel, N, Pasley, J, Shearer, C, Stephens, R, Stoeckl, C, Storm, M, Theobald, W, Van Woerkom, L |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2008
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