摘要
X-ray absorption spectroscopy is proposed as a method for studying the heating of solid-density matter excited by secondary X-ray radiation from a relativistic laser-produced plasma. The method was developed and applied to experiments involving thin silicon foils irradiated by 0.5–1.5 ps duration ultrahigh contrast laser pulses at intensities between 0.5 × 10^(20) and 2.5 × 10^(20) W∕cm^2. The electron temperature of the material at the rear side of the target is estimated to be in the range of 140–300 eV. The diagnostic approach enables the study of warm dense matter states with low self-emissivity.
X-ray absorption spectroscopy is proposed as a method for studying the heating of solid-density matter excited by secondary X-ray radiation from a relativistic laser-produced plasma. The method was developed and applied to experiments involving thin silicon foils irradiated by 0.5-1.5 ps duration ultrahigh contrast laser pulses at intensifies between 0.5 × 1020 and 2.5 × 1020 W/cm2. The electron temperature of the material at the rear side of the target is estimated to be in the range of 140-300 eV. The diagnostic approach enables the study of warm dense matter states with low self-emissivity.
基金
Russian Science Foundation(RSF)(17-72-20272)
Science and Technology Facilities Council(STFC)(EP/L000644/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)(EP/L01663X/1)
Los Alamos National Laboratory(LANL)
National Nuclear Security Administration(NNSA)
U.S.Department of Energy(DOE)(DE-AC5206NA25396)
