Producing dense plasmas with x rays
Abstract
Plasmas generated by x ray irradiation rather than optical lasers achieve density and temperatures of interest to astrophysics, inertial confinement fusion and atomic physics. In the past year we have developed and characterized a facility capable of focusing broadband x rays from a laser produced plasma to flux levels of approx 10(exp 4) J/sq cm.
- Publication:
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Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Report
- Pub Date:
- March 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990llnl.reptQ....M
- Keywords:
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- Dense Plasmas;
- Irradiation;
- X Rays;
- Astrophysics;
- Focusing;
- Inertial Confinement Fusion;
- Nuclear Physics;
- Temperature;
- Plasma Physics