X-Ray Emission from CH2 Laser-Produced Plasmas at 10 to the 16th power W/sq cm.

Abstract

X-ray spectra from CH2 laser-generated at 10 to the 16th power W/Sq cm are compared with those obtained using a 2D-mhd code. Good agreement is found over 7 orders of magnitude for X-ray energies comprised between 1 and 300 keV. It is found that the hard X-ray spectrum is compatible with the generation of B-fields in the interaction region. Variation of the numerical results with initial conditions, ion mass, laser energy deposition and grid size is investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067517

Entities

People

  • Dennis G. Colombant
  • N. K. Winsor

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Hard X Rays
  • High Temperature
  • Ideal Gas Law
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Targets
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectra
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition