Probing shock dynamics inside micro-wire targets after high-intensity laser irradiation using small angle x-ray scattering of a free-electron laser

Kluge, Thomas; Bussmann, Michael; Galtier, Eric; Glenzer, Siegfried; Grenzer, Jörg; Gutt, Christian; Hartley, Nicholas J.; Huang, Lingen; Garcia, Alejandro Laso; Lee, Hae Ja; McBride, Emma E.; Metzkes-Ng, Josefine; Nakatsutsumi, Motoaki; Nam, Inhyuk; Pelka, Alexander; Prencipe, Irene; Randolph, Lisa; Rehwald, Martin; Rödel, Christian; Rödel, Melanie; Toncian, Toma; Yang, Long; Zeil, Karl; Schramm, Ulrich; Cowan, Thomas E.

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/acfab5

Title: Probing shock dynamics inside micro-wire targets after high-intensity laser irradiation using small angle x-ray scattering of a free-electron laser

Journal Article · 18 October 2023 · New Journal of Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/acfab5 · OSTI ID:2327000

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Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße, Dresden (Germany); SLAC
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße, Dresden (Germany)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Universität Siegen (Germany)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); European XFEL, Schenefeld (Germany)
European XFEL, Schenefeld (Germany)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße, Dresden (Germany); Technical University Dresden (Germany)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); University of Applied Sciences Schmalkalden (Germany)

In this paper, we present an experiment that explores the plasma dynamics of a 7μm diameter carbon wire after being irradiated with a near-relativistic-intensity short pulse laser. Using an x-ray free electron laser pulse to measure the small angle x-ray scattering signal, we observe that the scattering surface is bent and prone to instability over tens of picoseconds. The dynamics of this process are consistent with the presence of a sharp, propagating shock front inside the wire, moving at a speed close to the hole boring velocity or that expected from a thermal shock at a few tens of Mbar.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF); German Research Foundation (DFG); H2020 Laserlab Europe V (PRISES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2327000

Journal Information:: New Journal of Physics, Journal Name: New Journal of Physics Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 25; ISSN 1367-2630

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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