Published May 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Direct measurement technique for shock wave velocity with irradiation drive

  • 1. Research Center of Laser Fusion, CAEP, Mianyang (China)

Description

According to the ionization mechanism of transparent material under super high pressure, the direct diagnosis method of shock wave has been analyzed. With the Drude free electron model, the reflectivity difference of shock wave front under different pressures was analyzed. The blank effect in the detector was studied, which is caused by the X-ray ionization of transparent material, after analyzing the reflectivity data in space-time scale. The experiment shows that the beginning point and duration of blank effect are consistent with the start point and duration of laser pulse, respectively. And the reflectivity of shock wave front is about 35% when the shock velocity is 32 km/s. The reason and solution for blank effect was presented. The formula to calculate the shock wave velocity in transparent material was also deduced and verified. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
High Power Laser and Particle Beams
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1272-1276
ISSN
1001-4322

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Notes
6 figs., 12 refs.