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Measurements of pressure-induced $Kβ$ line shifts in ramp compressed cobalt up to 8 Mbar

Journal Article · · Physical Review E
Here we report measurements of K -shell fluorescence lines induced by fast electrons in ramp-compressed Co targets. The fluorescence emission was stimulated by fast electrons generated through short-pulse laser-solid interaction with an Al target layer. Compression up to 2.1× solid density was achieved while maintaining temperatures well below the Fermi energy, effectively removing the thermal effects from consideration. We observed small but unambiguous redshifts in the Kβ fluorescence line relative to unshifted Cu Kα . Redshifts up to 2.6 eV were found to increase with compression and to be consistent with predictions from self-consistent models based on density-functional theory.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000; AC52-07NA27344; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
1664651
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1810366
OSTI ID: 1599674
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--813801; SAND--2021-7749J; 1021997
Journal Information:
Physical Review E, Journal Name: Physical Review E Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 101; ISSN 2470-0045
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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