Additive manufactured foam targets for experiments on high-power laser-matter interaction

0570260 - ÚFE 2024 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Wiste, T. - Maliuk, Oleksandr - Tikhonchuk, V. - Laštovička, T. - Homola, Jiří - Chadt, Karel - Weber, S.
Additive manufactured foam targets for experiments on high-power laser-matter interaction.
Journal of Applied Physics. Roč. 133, č. 4 (2023), č. článku 043101. ISSN 0021-8979. E-ISSN 1089-7550
Institutional support: RVO:67985882
Keywords : Laser beams * Plasma * Gamma-rays
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 3.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0121650

Additive manufactured (AM) foams in the context of high-power laser-matter interaction have emerged as a topic of significant interest. Printed foam targets provide a highly controlled environment for laser interaction and permit a high degree of versatility in terms of average density, spatial structure, and materials. These features are of great value to a variety of applications, including inertial confinement fusion and generation of intense x-rays and gamma rays. This paper describes an approach to the design and fabrication of AM foams for laser-plasma interaction experiments, including the selection of cellular structure, optimization of mechanical properties using a finite element approach, and foam printing on dielectric and conducting substrates.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0348774