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The hydrodynamic efficiency of laser-target acceleration
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Sanmartin, J. R. Montanes, J. L. Sanz, J. Ramis, R. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | Journal: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion The acceleration of a thin foil using a laser pulse is studied. It is shown that the acceleration efficiency eta$ _{H}$ is heavily dependent on the behaviour of the corona ejected by the foil: there is no universal relation eta$ _{H}$( Delta $M/M_{0}),M_{0}$ and Delta M being initial foil mass and ablated mass, respectively. Known results on the coronal flow are used to check the theory against experimental data available in the literature; effects due to both a non-planar corona, and the time-dependence of the laser irradiance, are considered. The agreement with experiments is substantially better than that for previous analyses. Acceleration of thin spherical shells is also discussed. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0741-3335/27/9/004/pdf |
| Ending Page | 993 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 983 |
| ISSN | 07413335 |
| e-ISSN | 13616587 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0741-3335/27/9/004 |
| Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
| Issue Number | 9 |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 1985-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Condensed Matter Physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering |
