Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash

Hilbert, V; Zastrau, U; Neumayer, P; Hochhaus, D; Toleikis, S; Harmand, M; Przystawik, A; Tschentscher, T; Glenzer, S H; Doeppner, T; Fortmann, C; White, T; Gregori, G; Gode, S; Tiggesbaumker, J; Skruszewicz, S; Meiwes-Broer, K H; Sperling, P; Redmer, R; Forster, E

Title: Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash

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The short pulse duration and high intensity of the FLASH (Free-electron LASer in Hamburg) allows us to generate and probe homogeneous warm dense non-equilibrium hydrogen within a single extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light pulse. By analyzing the spectrum of the 13.5 nm Thomson scattered light we determine the plasma temperature and density. We find that classical models of this interaction are in good agreement with our dense plasma conditions. In a FEL-pump FEL-probe experiment droplets of liquid hydrogen and their scattering behavior for different pump-probe setups were observed under 20{sup o} and 90{sup o}. We find that the scattering behavior of the scattered intensity depends on the scattering angle.

Authors:: Hilbert, V; Zastrau, U; Neumayer, P; Hochhaus, D; Toleikis, S; Harmand, M; Przystawik, A; Tschentscher, T; Glenzer, S H; Doeppner, T; Fortmann, C; White, T; Gregori, G; Gode, S; Tiggesbaumker, J; Skruszewicz, S; Meiwes-Broer, K H; Sperling, P; Redmer, R; Forster, E

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1022920

Report Number(s):: LLNL-PROC-491973
TRN: US201118%%601

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

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Presented at: Atomic Processes in Plasmas APIP 2011, Belfast, United Kingdom, Jul 19 - Jul 22, 2011

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN; ION TEMPERATURE; LASERS; PLASMA; PROBES; SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPY

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                    Hilbert, V, Zastrau, U, Neumayer, P, Hochhaus, D, Toleikis, S, Harmand, M, Przystawik, A, Tschentscher, T, Glenzer, S H, Doeppner, T, Fortmann, C, White, T, Gregori, G, Gode, S, Tiggesbaumker, J, Skruszewicz, S, Meiwes-Broer, K H, Sperling, P, Redmer, R, and Forster, E. Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
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                    Hilbert, V, Zastrau, U, Neumayer, P, Hochhaus, D, Toleikis, S, Harmand, M, Przystawik, A, Tschentscher, T, Glenzer, S H, Doeppner, T, Fortmann, C, White, T, Gregori, G, Gode, S, Tiggesbaumker, J, Skruszewicz, S, Meiwes-Broer, K H, Sperling, P, Redmer, R, & Forster, E. Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash.  United States.

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                    Hilbert, V, Zastrau, U, Neumayer, P, Hochhaus, D, Toleikis, S, Harmand, M, Przystawik, A, Tschentscher, T, Glenzer, S H, Doeppner, T, Fortmann, C, White, T, Gregori, G, Gode, S, Tiggesbaumker, J, Skruszewicz, S, Meiwes-Broer, K H, Sperling, P, Redmer, R, and Forster, E. 2011.  
        "Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1022920.

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  abstractNote = {The short pulse duration and high intensity of the FLASH (Free-electron LASer in Hamburg) allows us to generate and probe homogeneous warm dense non-equilibrium hydrogen within a single extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light pulse. By analyzing the spectrum of the 13.5 nm Thomson scattered light we determine the plasma temperature and density. We find that classical models of this interaction are in good agreement with our dense plasma conditions. In a FEL-pump FEL-probe experiment droplets of liquid hydrogen and their scattering behavior for different pump-probe setups were observed under 20{sup o} and 90{sup o}. We find that the scattering behavior of the scattered intensity depends on the scattering angle.},

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