Experimental method for laser-driven flyer plates for 1-D shocks
- Plasma Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- Chemistry-ADI, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- Dept. of Aerospace and Materials, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (United States)
- IAT-1, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- X-1-SMMP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
One-dimensional shocks can be generated by impacting flyer plates accelerated to terminal velocities by a confined laser-ablated plasma. Over the past few years, we have developed this capability with our facility-size laser, TRIDENT, capable of {>=}500 Joules at multi-microsecond pulse lengths to accelerate 1-D flyer plates, 8-mm diameter by 0.1-2 mm thick. Plates have been accelerated to terminal velocities of 100 to {>=}500 m/s, with full recovery of the flyer and target for post mortem metallography. By properly tailoring the laser temporal and spatial profile, the expanding confined plasma accelerates the plate away from the transparent sapphire substrate, and decouples the laser parameters from shock pressure profile resulting from the plate impact on a target. Since the flyer plate is in free flight on impact with the target, minimal collateral damage occurs to either. The experimental method to launch these plates to terminal velocity, ancillary diagnostics, and representative experimental data is presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 21039536
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 955; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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