Measurements of the hole boring velocity from Doppler shifted harmonic emission from solid targets

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作者
Zepf, M
CastroColin, M
Chambers, D
Preston, SG
Wark, JS
Zhang, J
Danson, CN
Neely, D
Norreys, PA
Dangor, AE
Dyson, A
Lee, P
Fews, AP
Gibbon, P
Moustaizis, S
Key, MH
机构
[1] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB, DIDCOT OX11 0QX, OXON, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, LONDON SW7 2AZ, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV BRISTOL, HH WILLS PHYS LAB, BRISTOL BS8 1TL, AVON, ENGLAND
[4] UNIV JENA, MAX PLANCK SOC, RES UNIT XRAY OPT, D-07743 JENA, GERMANY
[5] UNIV CRETE, IESL, FORTH, IRAKLION 71110, CRETE, GREECE
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10.1063/1.871606
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The fast ignitor scheme for inertial confinement fusion requires forward driving of the critical density surface by light pressure (hole boring) to allow energy deposition close to the dense fuel. The recession velocity of the critical density surface has been observed to be nu/c = 0.015 at an irradiance of 1.0 x 10(19) W cm(-2) at a wavelength of 1.05 micron, in quantitative agreement with modeling. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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