Uniformity of laser-driven, ablatively accelerated targets
Abstract
A double-target technique is used to measure the uniformity with which laser irradiated thin foil targets are ablatively accelerated. Studies of the effects of laser nonuniformities on the target acceleration reveal an increase in smoothing (symmetrization) with increasing laser intensity. Measurements of targets accelerated to velocities (160 km/sec) sufficient for pellet fusion implosions are presented and discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8122347O
- Keywords:
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- Ablation;
- Laser Fusion;
- Laser Targets;
- Foils (Materials);
- Laser Plasmas;
- Nuclear Fusion;
- Thin Films;
- Lasers and Masers