547 research outputs found
X-ray Thomson Scattering from Dense Plasmas
Advances in the development of laser-produced x-ray sources have enabled a new class of high-energy density physics experiments. Powerful narrow-bandwidth x rays penetrate through short-lived hot dense states of matter and probe the physical properties with spectrally resolved x-ray scattering. Experiments from isochorically-heated plasmas with electron densities in the range of solid density and above have been demonstrated allowing for the first time exploration of the microscopic properties of dense matter regime close to strongly-coupled and Fermi degenerate conditions. Backscatter measurements have accessed the non-collective Compton scattering regime, which provides accurate diagnostic information on the temperature, density and ionization states. The forward scattering spectrum has been shown to measure the collective plasmon oscillations. Besides extracting the standard plasma parameters, density and temperature, forward scattering yields new observables such as a direct measure of collisions, quantum effects and detailed balance. In this talk, we will discuss new results important for applications of this technique for novel experiments in a wide range of research areas such as inertial confinement fusion, radiation-hydrodynamics, material science, and laboratory astrophysics
Stark Broadening of the B III 2s-2p Lines
We present a quantum-mechanical calculation of Stark line widths from
electron-ion collisions for the , lambda = 2066 and 2067
A, resonance transitions in B III. The results confirm the previous
quantum-mechanical R-matrix calculations but contradict recent measurements and
semi-classical and some semi-empirical calculations. The differences between
the calculations can be attributed to the dominance of small L partial waves in
the electron-atom scattering, while the large Stark widths inferred from the
measurements would be substantially reduced if allowance is made for
hydrodynamic turbulence from high Reynolds number flows and the associated
Doppler broadening.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures; to be published in Phys. Rev.
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X-ray spectroscopy from fusion plasmas
Our understanding of laser energy coupling into laser-driven inertial confinement fusion targets largely depends on our ability to accurately measure and simulate the plasma conditions in the underdense corona and in high density capsule implosions. X-ray spectroscopy is an important technique which has been applied to measure the total absorption of laser energy into the fusion target, the fraction of laser energy absorbed by hot electrons, and the conditions in the fusion capsule in terms of density and temperature. These parameters provide critical benchmarking data for performance studies of the fusion target and for radiation-hydrodynamic and laser-plasma interaction simulations. Using x-ray spectroscopic techniques for these tasks has required its application to non-standard conditions where kinetics models have not been extensively tested. In particular, for the conditions in high density implosions, where electron temperatures achieve 1 - 2 keV and electron densities reach 1024 cm-3 evolving on time scales of 21 cm-3 and which am independently diagnosed with Thomson scattering and stimulated Raman scattering. We find that kinetics modeling is in good agreement with measured intensities of the dielectronic satellites of the He-{beta} line (n= l-3) of Ar XVII. Applying these findings to the experimental results of capsule implosions provides additional evidence of� temperature gradients at peak compression
Probing the hydrogen melting line at high pressures by dynamic compression
We investigate the capabilities of dynamic compression by intense heavy ion beams to yield information about the high pressure phases of hydrogen. Employing ab initio simulations and experimental data, a new wide range equation of state for hydrogen is constructed. The results show that the melting line up to its maximum as well as the transition from molecular fluids to fully ionized plasmas can be tested with the beam parameters soon to be available. We demonstrate that x-ray scattering can distinguish between phases and dissociation states
Quantum-mechanical calculation of Stark widths of Ne VII n=3, transitions
The Stark widths of the Ne VII 2s3s-2s3p singlet and triplet lines are
calculated in the impact approximation using quantum-mechanical Convergent
Close-Coupling and Coulomb-Born-Exchange approximations. It is shown that the
contribution from inelastic collisions to the line widths exceeds the elastic
width contribution by about an order of magnitude. Comparison with the line
widths measured in a hot dense plasma of a gas-liner pinch indicates a
significant difference which may be naturally explained by non-thermal Doppler
effects from persistent implosion velocities or turbulence developed during the
pinch implosion. Contributions to the line width from different partial waves
and types of interactions are discussed as well.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures; accepted by Phys. Rev.
Collisionless shock acceleration of narrow energy spread ion beams from mixed species plasmas using 1 m lasers
Collisionless shock acceleration of protons and C ions has been
achieved by the interaction of a 10 W/cm, 1 m laser with a
near-critical density plasma. Ablation of the initially solid density target by
a secondary laser allowed for systematic control of the plasma profile. This
enabled the production of beams with peaked spectra with energies of 10-18
MeV/a.m.u. and energy spreads of 10-20 with up to 3x10 particles within
these narrow spectral features. The narrow energy spread and similar velocity
of ion species with different charge-to-mass ratio are consistent with
acceleration by the moving potential of a shock wave. Particle-in-cell
simulations show shock accelerated beams of protons and C ions with
energy distributions consistent with the experiments. Simulations further
indicate the plasma profile determines the trade-off between the beam charge
and energy and that with additional target optimization narrow energy spread
beams exceeding 100 MeV/a.m.u. can be produced using the same laser conditions.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review Accelerators and Beam
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Generalized x-ray scattering cross section from non-equilibrium solids and plasmas
We propose a modified x-ray form factor that describes the scattering cross section in warm dense matter valid for both the plasma and the solid (crystalline) state. Our model accounts for the effect of lattice correlations on the electron-electron dynamic structure, as well as provides a smooth transition between the solid and the plasma scattering cross sections. In addition, we generalize the expression of the dynamic structure in the case of a two-temperature system (with different electron and ion temperatures). This work provides a unified description of the x-ray scattering processes in warm and dense matter, as the one encountered in inertial confinement fusion, laboratory astrophysics, material science, and high-energy density physics and it can be used to verify temperature relaxation mechanisms in such environments
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