Electron Temperature Measurements in Petawatt Laser Experiments Based on 68 EV and 256 EV XUV Imaging

Tammy Ma, John Richard Pasley, Mingsheng Wei, Farhat Beg, Kramer Akli, Dustin Offerman, Linn Van Woerkom, Richard R. Freeman, Daniel Hey, B Zhang, Richard Burnite Stephens

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Abstract

Summary form only given. The electron temperatures of various layered, cone-wire, and nail targets irradiated with the Vulcan petawatt laser (2 times1020 W cm-2) at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory are determined through the analysis of extreme-ultraviolet XUV images. Two channels in the XUV system allow for time integrated, spectrally resolved images of XUV emission at photon energies of 68 eV and 256 eV. A comparison of the absolute intensities of these images with the radiation hydrodynamics code LASNEX facilitates a temperature map of the target.
Original languageEnglish
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2007
Event2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science - Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 200722 Jun 2007
Conference number: 34
http://ece-events.unm.edu/ppps2007/

Conference

Conference2007 IEEE 34th International Conference on Plasma Science
Abbreviated titleICOPS
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAlbuquerque
Period17/06/0722/06/07
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