Radiative characterization of supersonic jets and shocks in a laser-plasma experiment

0548953 - ÚFP 2022 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Bohlin, H. - Brack, F.E. - Červeňák, Michal - Chodukowski, T. - Cikhardt, Jakub - Dostál, Jan - Dudžák, Roman - Hübner, Jakub - Huo, W. - Jelínek, Šimon - Klír, Daniel - Kroll, F. - Krupka, Michal - Krůs, Miroslav - Pisarczyk, T. - Rusiniak, Z. - Schramm, U. - Nguyen-Bui, T. H. - Weber, S. - Zaraś-Szydłowska, A. - Zeil, K. - Kumar, D. - Schlegel, T. - Tikhonchuk, V.
Radiative characterization of supersonic jets and shocks in a laser-plasma experiment.
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Roč. 63, č. 4 (2021), č. článku 045026. ISSN 0741-3335. E-ISSN 1361-6587
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2015083; GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2018114; GA MŠMT EF16_013/0001552
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) 633053 - EUROfusion; European Commission(XE) 654148 - LASERLAB-EUROPE
Institutional support: RVO:61389021
Keywords : laboratory astrophysics * laser plasma * supersonic jets and shocks
OECD category: Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
Impact factor: 2.532, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6587/abe526

The interaction of supersonic laser-generated plasma jets with a secondary gas target was studied experimentally. The plasma parameters of the jet, and the resulting shock, were characterized using a combination of multi-frame interferometry/shadowgraphy, and x-ray diagnostics, allowing for a detailed study of their structure and evolution. The velocity was obtained with an x-ray streak camera, and filtered x-ray pinhole imaging was used to infer the electron temperature of the jet and shock. The topology of the ambient plasma density was found to have a significant effect on the jet and shock formation, as well as on their radiation characteristics. The experimental results were compared with radiation hydrodynamic simulations, thereby providing further insights into the underlying physical processes of the jet and shock formation and evolution.
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