Radiative Shocks And Plasma Jets As Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koenig ◽  
B. Loupias ◽  
T. Vinci ◽  
N. Ozaki ◽  
A. Benuzzi-Mounaix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Jets ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
Radiative Shocks ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments

scholarly journals Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments with Magnetically Driven Plasma Jets

2014 ◽  
Vol 511 ◽  
pp. 012050 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Suzuki-Vidal ◽  
S V Lebedev ◽  
A Ciardi ◽  
S N Bland ◽  
G N Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Jets ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments

scholarly journals Laboratory astrophysics experiments studying hydrodynamic and magnetically-driven plasma jets

2012 ◽  
Vol 370 ◽  
pp. 012002 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Suzuki-Vidal ◽  
S V Lebedev ◽  
M Krishnan ◽  
M Bocchi ◽  
J Skidmore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Jets ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics Experiments

scholarly journals A laser experiment for studying radiative shocks in astrophysics

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. FLEURY ◽  
S. BOUQUET ◽  
C. STEHLÉ ◽  
M. KOENIG ◽  
D. BATANI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Pulse Duration ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
Laser Pulse Duration ◽  
Radiative Shocks ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Laser Experiment ◽  
Similar Solutions

In this article, we present a laboratory astrophysics experiment on radiative shocks and its interpretation using simple modelization. The experiment is performed with a 100-J laser (pulse duration of about 0.5 ns) which irradiates a 1-mm3 xenon gas-filled cell. Descriptions of both the experiment and the associated diagnostics are given. The apparition of a radiation precursor in the unshocked material is evidenced from interferometry diagrams. A model including self-similar solutions and numerical ones is derived and fairly good agreements are obtained between the theoretical and the experimental results.

scholarly journals Target Design for XUV Probing of Radiative Shock Experiments

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-41
Author(s):  
U. Chaulagain ◽  
C. Stehlé ◽  
P. Barroso ◽  
M. Kozlova ◽  
J. Nejdl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Radiative Shock ◽  
Radiative Shocks ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Laser Facility ◽  
Post Shock ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Target Design

Radiative shocks are strong shocks characterized by plasma at a high temperature emitting an important fraction of its energy as radiation. Radiative shocks are commonly found in many astrophysical systems and are templates of radiative hydrodynamic flows, which can be studied experimentally using high-power lasers. This is not only important in the context of laboratory astrophysics but also to benchmark numerical studies. We present details on the design of experiments on radiative shocks in xenon gas performed at the kJ scale PALS laser facility. It includes technical specifications for the tube targets design and numerical studies with the 1-D radiative hydrodynamics code MULTI. Emphasis is given to the technical feasibility of an XUV imaging diagnostic with a 21 nm (~58 eV) probing beam, which allows to probe simultaneously the post-shock and the precursor region ahead of the shock. The novel design of the target together with the improved X-ray optics and XUV source allow to show both the dense post-shock structure and the precursor of the radiative shock.

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