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Valdivia MP, Perez-Callejo G, Bouffetier V, Collins GW, Stoeckl C, Filkins T, Mileham C, Romanofsky M, Begishev IA, Theobald W, Klein SR, Schneider MK, Beg FN, Casner A, Stutman D. Current advances on Talbot-Lau x-ray imaging diagnostics for high energy density experiments (invited). THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:115102. [PMID: 36461483 DOI: 10.1063/5.0101865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Talbot-Lau x-ray interferometry is a refraction-based diagnostic that can map electron density gradients through phase-contrast methods. The Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometry (TXD) diagnostics have been deployed in several high energy density experiments. To improve diagnostic performance, a monochromatic TXD was implemented on the Multi-Tera Watt (MTW) laser using 8 keV multilayer mirrors (Δθ/θ = 4.5%-5.6%). Copper foil and wire targets were irradiated at 1014-1015 W/cm2. Laser pulse length (∼10 to 80 ps) and backlighter target configurations were explored in the context of Moiré fringe contrast and spatial resolution. Foil and wire targets delivered increased contrast <30%. The best spatial resolution (<6 μm) was measured for foils irradiated 80° from the surface. Further TXD diagnostic capability enhancement was achieved through the development of advanced data postprocessing tools. The Talbot Interferometry Analysis (TIA) code enabled x-ray refraction measurements from the MTW monochromatic TXD. Additionally, phase, attenuation, and dark-field maps of an ablating x-pinch load were retrieved through TXD. The images show a dense wire core of ∼60 μm diameter surrounded by low-density material of ∼40 μm thickness with an outer diameter ratio of ∼2.3. Attenuation at 8 keV was measured at ∼20% for the dense core and ∼10% for the low-density material. Instrumental and experimental limitations for monochromatic TXD diagnostics are presented. Enhanced postprocessing capabilities enabled by TIA are demonstrated in the context of high-intensity laser and pulsed power experimental data analysis. Significant advances in TXD diagnostic capabilities are presented. These results inform future diagnostic technique upgrades that will improve the accuracy of plasma characterization through TXD.
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Affiliation(s)
- M P Valdivia
- Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Departamento de Física Teórica, Atómica y Óptica, Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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- European XFEL GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- General Atomics, Inertial Fusion Technology, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
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- Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- CEA-CESTA, 15 Avenue des Sablières, CS 60001, 33116 Le Barp CEDEX, France
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- ELI-NP, Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele 077125, Romania
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Valdivia MP, Stutman D, Stoeckl C, Theobald W, Collins GW, Bouffetier V, Vescovi M, Mileham C, Begishev IA, Klein SR, Melean R, Muller S, Zou J, Veloso F, Casner A, Beg FN, Regan SP. Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometer: Refraction-based HEDP imaging diagnostic. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2021; 92:065110. [PMID: 34243593 DOI: 10.1063/5.0043655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Talbot-Lau x-ray interferometry has been implemented to map electron density gradients in High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) experiments. X-ray backlighter targets have been evaluated for Talbot-Lau X-ray Deflectometry (TXD). Cu foils, wires, and sphere targets have been irradiated by 10-150 J, 8-30 ps laser pulses, while two pulsed-power generators (∼350 kA, 350 ns and ∼200 kA, 150 ns) have driven Cu wire, hybrid, and laser-cut x-pinches. A plasma ablation front generated by the Omega EP laser was imaged for the first time through TXD for densities >1023 cm-3. Backlighter optimization in combination with x-ray CCD, image plates, and x-ray film has been assessed in terms of spatial resolution and interferometer contrast for accurate plasma characterization through TXD in pulsed-power and high-intensity laser environments. The results obtained thus far demonstrate the potential of TXD as a powerful diagnostic for HEDP.
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Affiliation(s)
- M P Valdivia
- Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Physics and Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92093, USA
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- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, UMR5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- General Atomics, Inertial Fusion Technology, San Diego, California 92921, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago, Chile
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- CEA-CESTA, 15 avenue des Sablières, CS 60001, 33116 Le Barp CEDEX, France
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- Center for Energy Research, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California 92093, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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Valdivia MP, Stutman D, Stoeckl C, Mileham C, Zou J, Muller S, Kaiser K, Sorce C, Keiter PA, Fein JR, Trantham M, Drake RP, Regan SP. Implementation of a Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometer diagnostic platform for the OMEGA EP laser. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2020; 91:023511. [PMID: 32113451 DOI: 10.1063/1.5123919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A Talbot-Lau X-ray Deflectometer (TXD) was implemented in the OMEGA EP laser facility to characterize the evolution of an irradiated foil ablation front by mapping electron densities >1022 cm-3 by means of Moiré deflectometry. The experiment used a short-pulse laser (30-100 J, 10 ps) and a foil copper target as an x-ray backlighter source. In the first experimental tests performed to benchmark the diagnostic platform, grating survival was demonstrated and x-ray backlighter laser parameters that deliver Moiré images were described. The necessary modifications to accurately probe the ablation front through TXD using the EP-TXD diagnostic platform are discussed.
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- M P Valdivia
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- General Atomics, Inertial Fusion Technology, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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- Microworks GmbH, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123, USA
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- Climate and Space Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Climate and Space Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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Advanced high resolution x-ray diagnostic for HEDP experiments. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16407. [PMID: 30401885 PMCID: PMC6219551 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34717-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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High resolution X-ray imaging is crucial for many high energy density physics (HEDP) experiments. Recently developed techniques to improve resolution have, however, come at the cost of a decreased field of view. In this paper, an innovative experimental detector for X-ray imaging in the context of HEDP experiments with high spatial resolution, as well as a large field of view, is presented. The platform is based on coupling an X-ray backligther source with a Lithium Fluoride detector, characterized by its large dynamic range. A spatial resolution of 2 µm over a field of view greater than 2 mm2 is reported. The platform was benchmarked with both an X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and an X-ray source produced by a short pulse laser. First, using a non-coherent short pulse laser-produced backlighter, reduced penumbra blurring, as a result of the large size of the X-ray source, is shown. Secondly, we demonstrate phase contrast imaging with a fully coherent monochromatic XFEL beam. Modeling of the absorption and phase contrast transmission of X-ray radiation passing through various targets is presented.
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Valdivia MP, Veloso F, Stutman D, Stoeckl C, Mileham C, Begishev IA, Theobald W, Vescovi M, Useche W, Regan SP, Albertazzi B, Rigon G, Mabey P, Michel T, Pikuz SA, Koenig M, Casner A. X-ray backlighter requirements for refraction-based electron density diagnostics through Talbot-Lau deflectometry. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:10G127. [PMID: 30399908 DOI: 10.1063/1.5039342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Talbot-Lau x-ray interferometers can map electron density gradients in High Energy Density (HED) samples. In the deflectometer configuration, it can provide refraction, attenuation, elemental composition, and scatter information from a single image. X-ray backlighters in Talbot-Lau deflectometry must meet specific requirements regarding source size and x-ray spectra, amongst others, to accurately diagnose a wide range of HED experiments. 8 keV sources produced in the high-power laser and pulsed power environment were evaluated as x-ray backlighters for Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometry. In high-power laser experiments, K-shell emission was produced by irradiating copper targets (500 × 500 × 12.5 μm3 foils, 20 μm diameter wire, and >10 μm diameter spheres) with 30 J, 8-30 ps laser pulses and a 25 μm copper wire with a 60 J, 10 ps laser pulse. In the pulsed power environment, single (2 × 40 μm) and double (4 × 25 μm) copper x-pinches were driven at ∼1 kA/ns. Moiré fringe formation was demonstrated for all x-ray sources explored, and detector performance was evaluated for x-ray films, x-ray CCDs, and imaging plates in context of spatial resolution, x-ray emission, and fringe contrast.
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- M P Valdivia
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 306, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, CNRS CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, CNRS CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, CNRS CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, CNRS CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia
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- Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation de Lasers Intenses, CNRS CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, CELIA, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France
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Valdivia MP, Stutman D, Stoeckl C, Mileham C, Begishev IA, Bromage J, Regan SP. Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometry phase-retrieval methods for electron density diagnostics in high-energy density experiments. APPLIED OPTICS 2018; 57:138-145. [PMID: 29328157 DOI: 10.1364/ao.57.000138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Talbot-Lau x-ray interferometry uses incoherent x-ray sources to measure refraction index changes in matter. These measurements can provide accurate electron density mapping through phase retrieval. An adaptation of the interferometer has been developed in order to meet the specific requirements of high-energy density experiments. This adaptation is known as a moiré deflectometer, which allows for single-shot capabilities in the form of interferometric fringe patterns. The moiré x-ray deflectometry technique requires a set of object and reference images in order to provide electron density maps, which can be costly in the high-energy density environment. In particular, synthetic reference phase images obtained ex situ through a phase-scan procedure, can provide a feasible solution. To test this procedure, an object phase map was retrieved from a single-shot moiré image obtained from a plasma-produced x-ray source. A reference phase map was then obtained from phase-stepping measurements using a continuous x-ray tube source in a small laboratory setting. The two phase maps were used to retrieve an electron density map. A comparison of the moiré and phase-stepping phase-retrieval methods was performed to evaluate single-exposure plasma electron density mapping for high-energy density and other transient plasma experiments. It was found that a combination of phase-retrieval methods can deliver accurate refraction angle mapping. Once x-ray backlighter quality is optimized, the ex situ method is expected to deliver electron density mapping with improved resolution. The steps necessary for improved diagnostic performance are discussed.
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Valdivia MP, Stutman D, Stoeckl C, Mileham C, Begishev IA, Theobald W, Bromage J, Regan SP, Klein SR, Muñoz-Cordovez G, Vescovi M, Valenzuela-Villaseca V, Veloso F. Talbot-Lau x-ray deflectometer electron density diagnostic for laser and pulsed power high energy density plasma experiments (invited). THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:11D501. [PMID: 27910439 DOI: 10.1063/1.4959158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Talbot-Lau X-ray deflectometry (TXD) has been developed as an electron density diagnostic for High Energy Density (HED) plasmas. The technique can deliver x-ray refraction, attenuation, elemental composition, and scatter information from a single Moiré image. An 8 keV Talbot-Lau interferometer was deployed using laser and x-pinch backlighters. Grating survival and electron density mapping were demonstrated for 25-29 J, 8-30 ps laser pulses using copper foil targets. Moiré pattern formation and grating survival were also observed using a copper x-pinch driven at 400 kA, ∼1 kA/ns. These results demonstrate the potential of TXD as an electron density diagnostic for HED plasmas.
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Affiliation(s)
- M P Valdivia
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Center for Laser Experimental Astrophysical Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Macul, Santiago, Chile
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