Planar Target Fabrication in Support of HEDP Research
Abstract
We will present an overview of techniques used to fabricate and characterize targets used in hydrodynamics and equation of state experiments for HEDP research. Planar targets made at Schafer Laboratories are used for experiments on NRL's Nike KrF laser, the Omega laser at The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and other drivers. Recent experiments have demanded increasing target complexity. Targets for EOS experiments may have several layers of material including Kapton, micromachined aluminum flats or steps, and witness plates consisting of glass supports, thin polyimide covers, and aluminum stripes. Targets for hydrodynamics experiments consist of various densities of material with patterned surfaces, and metallic coatings. We will present our present capabilities for these kinds of targets and what we foresee as the next generation of plastic and foam targets. This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC03-01SF22260.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- November 2002
- Bibcode:
- 2002APS..DPPFP1150W