Homogeneous, Micron-Scale High-Energy-Density Matter Generated by Relativistic Laser-Solid Interactions

Beier, N. F.; Allison, H.; Efthimion, P.; Flippo, K. A.; Gao, L.; Hansen, S. B.; Hill, K.; Hollinger, R.; Logantha, M.; Musthafa, Y.; Nedbailo, R.; Senthilkumaran, V.; Shepherd, R.; Shlyaptsev, V. N.; Song, H.; Wang, S.; Dollar, F.; Rocca, J. J.; Hussein, A. E.

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.129.135001

Title: Homogeneous, Micron-Scale High-Energy-Density Matter Generated by Relativistic Laser-Solid Interactions

Journal Article · Wed Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.129.135001· OSTI ID:2293652

^[1]; Allison, H. ^[2]; Efthimion, P. ^[3]; Flippo, K. A. ^[4];

^[3]; Hansen, S. B. ^[5]; Hill, K. ^[3];

^[6]; Logantha, M. ^[2]; Musthafa, Y. ^[2];

^[6]; Senthilkumaran, V. ^[7]; Shepherd, R. ^[8]; Shlyaptsev, V. N. ^[6];

^[6]; Wang, S. ^[6];

^[2]; Rocca, J. J. ^[6];

^[7]

Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada); Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Short-pulse, laser-solid interactions provide a unique platform for studying complex high-energy-density mat ter. We present the first demonstration of solid density, micron-scale keV plasmas uniformly heated by a high contrast, 400 nm laser at intensities up to 2×10²¹ W/cm². High-resolution spectral analysis of X-ray emission reveals uniform heating up to 3.0 keV over 1 µm depths. Particle-in-cell simulations indicate the production of a uniformly heated keV plasma to depths of 2 µm. The significant bulk heating and presence of highly-ionized ions deep within the target are attributed to the few MeV hot electrons that become trapped and undergo refluxing within the target sheath fields. In conclusion, these conditions enable the differentiation of atomic physics models such as ionization potential depression in high energy density environments.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; NA0003525; 20180040DR; SC0019076; SC0021246; B643845; PHY-1753165; DMR-1548924; RGPIN-2021-04373

OSTI ID:: 2293652

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-856219; 1085548

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 129, Issue 13; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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