Experiments on the Dynamics and Hydrodynamic Instabilities of Ablatively Accelerated Targets.

Abstract

Experiments on pressure and velocity of accelerated foils were conducted using the double foil technique or actual laser foil experiments. The x ray tracer technique was investigated to determine if it is suitable to track plasma flow from targets accelerated from high velocities and/or for the study of plasma hydrodynamic instabilities. Plasma calorimeter and ion collectors were used to investigate laser absorption in long density scale length plasmas. Software was developed for investigating the properties of laser interaction with matter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130408

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Cameras
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Laser Spots
  • Laser Target Interactions
  • Laser Targets
  • Lepidoptera
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy