Supersonic-jet experiments using a high-energy laser

B. Loupias; M. Koenig; E. Falize; S. Bouquet; N. Ozaki; A. Benuzzi-Mounaix; T. Vinci; C. Michaut; M. Rabec le Goahec; W. Nazarov; C. Courtois; Y. Aglitskiy; A. Ya. Faenov; T. Pikuz

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.265001

Supersonic-jet experiments using a high-energy laser

B. Loupias, M. Koenig, E. Falize, S. Bouquet, N. Ozaki, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, T. Vinci, C. Michaut, M. Rabec le Goahec, W. Nazarov, C. Courtois, Y. Aglitskiy, A. Ya. Faenov, T. Pikuz

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In this Letter, laboratory astrophysical jet experiments performed with the LULI2000 laser facility are presented. High speed plasma jets (150 km.s(-1)) are generated using foam-filled cone targets. Accurate experimental characterization of the plasma jet is performed by measuring its time evolution and exploring various target parameters. Key jet parameters such as propagation and radial velocities, temperature, and density are obtained. For the first time, the required dimensionless quantities are experimentally determined on a single-shot basis. Although the jets evolve in vacuum, most of the scaling parameters are relevant to astrophysical conditions.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	99
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.265001
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2007

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SPHERICALLY BENT CRYSTALS
ASTROPHYSICAL JETS

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