Title :
Using high power lasers to create radiative shock waves
Author :
Drake, R.P. ; Doss, F.W. ; Fryxell, B. ; Grosskopf, M.J. ; Holloway, J.P. ; van der Holst, B. ; Huntington, C. ; Kuranz, C.C. ; Myra, E.S. ; Nair, V.N. ; Powell, K.G. ; Sokolov, I.V. ; Stout, Q.F. ; Toth, G. ; Visco, A.J. ; Adams, M.L. ; Morel, J.E. ; Mal
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses experiments, modeling, and uncertainty assessment radiative shocks produced by using high-power lasers to launch a thin Be plate into Xe gas at >100 km/s.
Keywords :
beryllium; laser beam effects; shock tubes; shock waves; Be; high power lasers; radiative shock waves; thin Be plate; uncertainty assessment radiative shocks; Acceleration; Argon; Diagnostic radiography; Electric shock; Gas lasers; Hydrodynamics; Laser modes; Optical scattering; Power lasers; Shock waves; high-energy lasers; radiative shocks; shock waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292125
