Review of Astrophysics Experiments on Intense Lasers

Remington, B A; Drake, R P; Takabe, H; Arnett, D

doi:10.1063/1.874046

Title: Review of Astrophysics Experiments on Intense Lasers

Conference · Wed Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.874046· OSTI ID:15013160

Remington, B A; Drake, R P; Takabe, H; Arnett, D

Astrophysics has traditionally been pursued at astronomical observatories and on theorists' computers. Observations record images from space, and theoretical models are developed to explain the observations. A component often missing has been the ability to test theories and models in an experimental setting where the initial and final states are well characterized. Intense lasers are now being used to recreate aspects of astrophysical phenomena in the laboratory, allowing the creation of experimental testbeds where theory and modeling can be quantitatively tested against data. We describe here several areas of astrophysics--supernovae, supernova remnants, gamma-ray bursts, and giant planets--where laser experiments are under development to test our understanding of these phenomena.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

OSTI ID:: 15013160

Report Number(s):: UCRL-JC-134961-REV-1; TRN: US0600906

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 5; Conference: 41st Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, Seattle, WA, Nov 15 - Nov 19, 1999

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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