Efficient production of 2--10 keV x-rays by laser heated ``underdense radiators``
Conference
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OSTI ID:382428
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Alme Associates, Alexandria, VA (United States)
The next generation of high power lasers offers the prospect of creating multi-kilovolt x-rays with {gt}10% efficiency. Such efficiencies are achieved with ``underdense radiators``, a non- traditional source of laser generated x-rays. Applications of these sources with the proposed National Ignition Facility (NIF) include volume preheating of experiments; bright, multi-keV backlighting; pumps for fluorescent imaging of capsule dopants and Doppler velocimetry; uniform irradiation of large test objects. This paper presents two-dimensional numerical simulations for these high power lasers with unprecedented efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 382428
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-123590; CONF-9606229-15; ON: DE96013885
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 24. European conference on laser interaction with matter, Madrid (Spain), 3-7 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: 22 May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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