Laser Coupling to Reduced-Scale Targets at the Early Light Program of the National Ignition Facility
A platform for analysis of material properties under extreme conditions, where a sample is bathed in radiation with a high temperature, is under development. This hot environment is produced with a laser by depositing maximum energy into a small, high-Z can. Such targets were recently included in an experimental campaign using the first four of the 192 beams of the National Ignition Facility, under construction at the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These targets demonstrate good laser coupling, reaching a radiation temperature of 340 eV. In addition, there is a unique wavelength dependence of the Raman backscattered light that is consistent with Brillouin backscatter of Raman forward scatter [A. B. Langdon and D. E. Hinkel, Physical Review Letters 89, 015003 (2002)]. Finally, novel diagnostic capabilities indicate that 20% of the direct backscatter from these reduced-scale targets is in the polarization orthogonal to that of the incident light.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15011788
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-CONF-208172; TRN: US0501441
- Resource Relation:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 5; Conference: Presented at: 46th Annual American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics Meeting, Savannah, GA (US), 11/15/2004--11/19/2004; Other Information: PBD: 18 Nov 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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