Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1772411 | High Energy Density Physics | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Hot electrons created by short, intense laser pulses can heat solid density material to temperatures of order 500 eV. Inertial confinement can maintain such hot-dense plasmas for times of order 10 ps. This provides a platform for measurement of basic properties of hot dense matter, such as opacity and equation-of-state. In this paper we describe the role of computational modeling in the design and analysis of such opacity experiments. We describe a method to model the hot electron transport and deposition and the resulting target radiation-hydrodynamics. We present several design concepts to achieve uniform, long-lasting plasmas.
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Authors
Richard A. London, John I. Castor,