From microjoules to megajoules and kilobars to gigabars: Probing matter at extreme states of deformation

Journal Article · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4930134· OSTI ID:22490113

Remington, Bruce A.; Rudd, Robert E. ^[1]; Wark, Justin S. ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
2. Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU (United Kingdom)

Over the past 3 decades, there has been an exponential increase in work done in the newly emerging field of matter at extreme states of deformation and compression. This accelerating progress is due to the confluence of new experimental facilities, experimental techniques, theory, and simulations. Regimes of science hitherto thought out of reach in terrestrial settings are now being accessed routinely. High-pressure macroscopic states of matter are being experimentally studied on high-power lasers and pulsed power facilities, and next-generation light sources are probing the quantum response of matter at the atomic level. Combined, this gives experimental access to the properties and dynamics of matter from femtoseconds to microseconds in time scale and from kilobars to gigabars in pressure. There are a multitude of new regimes of science that are now accessible in laboratory settings. Examples include planetary formation dynamics, asteroid and meteor impact dynamics, space hardware response to hypervelocity dust and debris impacts, nuclear reactor component response to prolonged exposure to radiation damage, advanced research into light weight armor, capsule dynamics in inertial confinement fusion research, and the basic high energy density properties of matter. We review highlights and advances in this rapidly developing area of science and research.

• OSTI ID: 22490113
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ASTEROIDS
CAPSULES
COMPRESSION
DEFORMATION
ENERGY DENSITY
IMPACT STRENGTH
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
LIGHT SOURCES
MATTER
METEOROIDS
PRESSURE RANGE MEGA PA 10-100
RADIATION EFFECTS
REVIEWS
SIMULATION
VISIBLE RADIATION