High-Z Non-Equilibrium Physics and Bright X-ray Sources with New Laser Targets (Annual Report FY 2013)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
This project has two major goals, as follows, Final Goal: obtain spectrally resolved, absolutely calibrated x-ray emission data from uniquely uniform mm-scale near-critical-density high-Z plasmas not in local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) to benchmark modern detailed atomic physics models. Scientific significance: advance understanding of non-LTE atomic physics. Intermediate Goal: develop new nano-fabrication techniques to make suitable laser targets that form the required highly uniform non-LTE plasmas when illuminated by high-intensity laser light. Scientific significance: advance understanding of nano-science. Relation to DTRA C-WMD mission: The new knowledge will allow us to make x-ray sources that are bright at the photon energies of most interest for testing radiation hardening technologies, the spectral energy range where current x-ray sources are weak.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- OSTI ID:
- 1698279
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-TR-640053; 759308; TRN: US2204957
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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