In-flight measurements of capsule shell adiabats in laser-driven implosions.
Phys Rev Lett
; 107(1): 015002, 2011 Jul 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21797548
ABSTRACT
We present the first x-ray Thomson scattering measurements of temperature and density from spherically imploding matter. The shape of the Compton downscattered spectrum provides a first-principles measurement of the electron velocity distribution function, dependent on T(e) and the Fermi temperature T(F)â¼n(e)(2/3). In-flight compressions of Be and CH targets reach 6-13 times solid density, with T(e)/T(F)â¼0.4-0.7 and Γ(ii)â¼5, resulting in minimum adiabats of â¼1.6-2. These measurements are consistent with low-entropy implosions and predictions by radiation-hydrodynamic modeling.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos