Laser-ablation rates measured using X-ray laser transmission

M. H. Edwards; D. S. Whittaker; G. J. Tallents; P. Mistry; G. J. Pert; B. Rus; T. Mocek; M. Kozlová; J. Polan; A. Praeg; M. Stupka; P. Homer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.195002

Laser-ablation rates measured using X-ray laser transmission

M. H. Edwards, D. S. Whittaker, G. J. Tallents, P. Mistry, G. J. Pert, B. Rus, T. Mocek, M. Kozlová, J. Polan, A. Praeg, M. Stupka, P. Homer

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Abstract

The rate of laser ablation at irradiances of similar to 2x10(14) W cm(-2) of solid iron has been measured using the transmission of a neonlike zinc x-ray laser at 21.2 nm through thin iron targets. Ablated iron becomes transparent to the x-ray laser flux, enabling the thickness of unablated material and hence the rate of ablation to be measured from time resolved x-ray laser transmission.

Original language	English
Article number	195002
Pages (from-to)	195002-1
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	99
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.195002
Publication status	Published - 9 Nov 2007

Keywords

SPHERICAL TARGETS
SOLID TARGETS
PLASMA
ABSORPTION
FUSION
IMPRINT
SPECTRA
DRIVE
FOIL

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