Title :
Single-shot time resolved expansion and emission measurements of proton-heated warm dense matter
Author :
Dyer, G. ; Cho, B. ; Bernstein, A. ; Ditmire, T. ; Shepherd, Ronnie ; Chen, Hui ; Ping, Yuan ; Patel, Pravesh K. ; Elberson, Lee
Author_Institution :
Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Science, Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, 78712, USA
Abstract :
We report the simultaneous, single shot, time-resolved measurements of self-emission and free expansion of aluminum isochorically heated by laser generated MeV protons. In this way we measure the equation of state along an isochore.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Probes; Time measurement; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431190
