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Title: New experimental platform to study high density laser-compressed matter

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896175· OSTI ID:1260498
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
  4. Stanford Univ., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  5. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  6. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  7. Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
  8. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

We have developed a new experimental platform at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) which combines simultaneous angularly and spectrally resolved x-ray scatteringmeasurements. This technique offers a new insights on the structural and thermodynamic properties of warm dense matter. The < 50 fs temporal duration of the x-ray pulse provides near instantaneous snapshots of the dynamics of the compression. We present a proof of principle experiment for this platform to characterize a shock-compressed plastic foil. We observe the disappearance of the plastic semi-crystal structure and the formation of a compressed liquid ion-ion correlation peak. As a result, the plasma parameters of shock-compressed plastic can be measured as well, but requires an averaging over a few tens of shots.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1260498
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-686306; RSINAK
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 11; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 12 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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