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Ultra-bright keV X-ray source generated by relativistic femtosecond laser pulse interaction with thin foils and its possible application for HEDS investigations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2017

A.Y. Faenov ,
T.A. Pikuz ,
G.A. Vergunova ,
S.A. Pikuz ,
I.Y. Skobelev ,
A. Andreev ,
A. Zhidkov  and
R. Kodama
A.Y. Faenov*
Affiliation:
Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
T.A. Pikuz
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
G.A. Vergunova
Affiliation:
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
S.A. Pikuz
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow 115409, Russia
I.Y. Skobelev
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow 115409, Russia
A. Andreev
Affiliation:
Max Born Institute, Berlin 12489, Max-Born str. 2a, Berlin, Germany ELI-ALPS, Szeged, Hungary
A. Zhidkov
Affiliation:
PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
R. Kodama
Affiliation:
Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan PPC and Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: A.Y. Faenov, Open and Transdisciplinary Research Iniatives, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

It was shown (Faenov et al., 2015b) that the energy of femtosecond laser pulses with relativistic intensity approaching to ~1021 W/cm2 is efficiently converted to X-ray radiation and produces exotic states in solid density plasma periphery. We propose and show by one-dimensional two-temperature hydrodynamic modeling, that applying two such unique ultra-bright X-ray sources with intensities above 1017 W/cm2 – allow to generate shock waves with strength of up to some hundreds Mbar, which could give new opportunities for studies of matter in extreme conditions.

Keywords

High-power lasersLaser–plasma interactionsX-ray sourcesX-ray spectroscopyHigh-energy density sciences
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , September 2017 , pp. 450 - 457
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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