Ultrasfast Dynamics in Dense Hydrogen Explored at Flash
The short pulse duration and high intensity of the FLASH (Free-electron LASer in Hamburg) allows us to generate and probe homogeneous warm dense non-equilibrium hydrogen within a single extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light pulse. By analyzing the spectrum of the 13.5 nm Thomson scattered light we determine the plasma temperature and density. We find that classical models of this interaction are in good agreement with our dense plasma conditions. In a FEL-pump FEL-probe experiment droplets of liquid hydrogen and their scattering behavior for different pump-probe setups were observed under 20{sup o} and 90{sup o}. We find that the scattering behavior of the scattered intensity depends on the scattering angle.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 1022920
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-PROC-491973; TRN: US201118%%601
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at: Atomic Processes in Plasmas APIP 2011, Belfast, United Kingdom, Jul 19 - Jul 22, 2011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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