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Recent experiments at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory to study the laser driven compression of CH shell targets and the effects of increasing aspect ratio

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

J. Corbett ,
C. L. S. Lewis ,
E. Robertson ,
S. Saadat ,
P. F. Cunningham ,
A. Cole ,
E. Trucu ,
M. H. Key  and
S. J. Rose
J. Corbett
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast
C. L. S. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast
E. Robertson
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast
S. Saadat
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast
P. F. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Physics, The Queen's University of Belfast
A. Cole
Affiliation:
Laser Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
E. Trucu
Affiliation:
Laser Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
M. H. Key
Affiliation:
Laser Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
S. J. Rose
Affiliation:
Laser Division, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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Recent experiments to study the laser driven compression of CH shell targets and the effects of increasing aspect ratio using x-ray shadowgraph techniques are described. This work has been carried out at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Central Laser Facility with 12 beam, 0·53 μm, 1·0 ns irradiation. X-ray shadowgraphy techniques have been used with a frame time of ∼100ps and spatial resolution of 5 to lOμm to obtain density profiles for the compressed targets. A systematic study of 150–200 μm targets with aspect ratios from ∼7 to ∼20 has been performed. The x-ray shadowgraphy techniques used are described, results in the form of x-radiographs presented and a discussion of preliminary results given.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 4 , Issue 3-4 , August 1986 , pp. 573 - 576
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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