Opacity measurements of a hot iron plasma using an x-ray laser

D. Whittaker; N. Booth; G.J. Pert; G.J. Tallents; M. Koslová; C. McKenna; A. Delserieys; C.L.S. Lewis; M. Notley; M.H. Edwards; B. Rus; T. Mocek; D. Neely; P. Mistry

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.035001

Opacity measurements of a hot iron plasma using an x-ray laser

D. Whittaker, N. Booth, G.J. Pert, G.J. Tallents, M. Koslová, C. McKenna, A. Delserieys, C.L.S. Lewis, M. Notley, M.H. Edwards, B. Rus, T. Mocek, D. Neely, P. Mistry

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Abstract

The temporal evolution of the opacity of an iron plasma at high temperature (30-350 eV) and high density (0.001-0.2 g cm(-3)) has been measured using a nickel-like silver x-ray laser at 13.9 nm. The hot dense iron plasma was created in a thin (50 nm) iron layer buried 80 nm below the surface in a plastic target that was heated using a separate 80 ps pulse of 6-9 J, focused to a 100 mu m diameter spot. The experimental opacities are compared with opacities evaluated from plasma conditions predicted using a fluid and atomic physics code.

Original language	English
Article number	035001
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	97
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.035001
Publication status	Published - 21 Jul 2006

Keywords

TRANSMISSION
ABUNDANCE
IMPRINT
MODEL
FOIL

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