Title :
Laboratory simulations of astrophysical blastwaves using intense laser interactions
Author :
Ditmire, T. ; Symes, D. ; Edens, A. ; Osterhoff, J. ; Fäustlin, R. ; Maurer, M. ; Moore, A.S. ; Bernstein, A.C.
Author_Institution :
The Texas Center for High Intensity Laser Science, Department ofPhysics, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
Abstract :
Using high energy nanosecond and femtosecond lasers, we have studied the hydrodynamics of high Mach number, laser-driven radiative blast waves. These waves can be used to study various astrophysically relevant hydrodynamic phenomena and instabilities.
Keywords :
Electric shock; Explosions; Gas lasers; Gases; Hydrodynamics; Laboratories; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Pulsed laser deposition;
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.2007.4431192
