Abstract
Absorption x-ray spectroscopy is proposed as a method for studying the heating of a solid-density matter excited by secondary xray
radiation from a relativistic laser-produced plasma. The method was developed and applied to experiments involving thin silicon
foils irradiated by 0.5–1.5 ps duration ultrahigh contrast laser pulses at intensities between 0.5×1020 and 2.5×1020 W/cm2
. The electron
temperature of the material at the rear side of a target is estimated to be in the range of 140–300 eV. The diagnostic approach enables
the diagnosis of warm dense matter states with low self-emissivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 234-237 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Photonics Research |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 2 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- x-rays
- high-temperature plasmas
- lasers
- electron temperature
- foil targets
- plasma physics