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Laser-driven shock wave experiments at the University of British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

A. Ng ,
D. Parfeniuk ,
L. Da Silva  and
P. Celliers
A. Ng
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A6, Canada
D. Parfeniuk
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A6, Canada
L. Da Silva
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A6, Canada
P. Celliers
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A6, Canada
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Abstract

A review of recent laser-driven shock wave experiments at the University of British Columbia is presented. These include emissivity and reflectivity measurements on target rear surfaces when the shock wave emerges as well as measurements of the trajectories of shock propagation in initially transparent targets irradiated by temporally tailored laser pulses. The rear surface measurements allowed us to study the equation of state and electron conductivity of dense plasmas while coalescence of shock waves was evident in the trajectory of shock waves driven by a shaped pulse.

Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 4 , Issue 3-4 , August 1986 , pp. 555 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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