Title :
Equation of state measurements on solid density matter isochorically heated by a laser-accelerated proton beam
Author :
Dyer, G. ; Cho, B. ; Bernstein, A.C. ; Ditmire, T. ; Shepherd, Ronnie ; Ping, Yuan ; Patel, Pravesh ; Price, Dwight
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX
Abstract :
A laser-accelerated beam of protons is used to isochorically heat a silicon foil to multi-eV temperatures. Proton dosimetry, self-emission, and synchronized reflective interferometry are used simultaneously to infer internal energy, temperature, and pressure.
Keywords :
dosimetry; interferometry; laser beam applications; proton beams; equation of state measurements; isochoric heating; laser-accelerated proton beam; multieV temperatures; proton dosimetry; self-emission; silicon foil; solid density matter; synchronized reflective interferometry; Density measurement; Dosimetry; Equations; Interferometry; Laser beams; Particle beams; Protons; Silicon; Solid lasers; Temperature; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (350.5400) Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628444
