Creation and diagnosis of a solid-density plasma with an X-ray free-electron laser.

Matter with a high energy density (>10(5) joules per cm(3)) is prevalent throughout the Universe, being present in all types of stars and towards the centre of the giant planets; it is also relevant for inertial confinement fusion. Its thermodynamic and transport properties are challenging to...

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Main Authors: Vinko, S, Ciricosta, O, Cho, B, Engelhorn, K, Chung, H, Brown, C, Burian, T, Chalupský, J, Falcone, R, Graves, C, Hájková, V, Higginbotham, A, Juha, L, Krzywinski, J, Lee, H, Messerschmidt, M, Murphy, C, Ping, Y, Scherz, A, Schlotter, W, Toleikis, S, Turner, J, Vysin, L, Wang, T, Wu, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012