Abstract
Experimental observations are presented demonstrating that the use of a gold-coated foam layer on the surface of a laser-driven target substantially reduces its hydrodynamic breakup during the acceleration phase. The data suggest that this results from enhanced thermal smoothing during the early-time imprint stage of the interaction. The target's kinetic energy and the level of parametric instability growth are shown to remain essentially unchanged from that of a conventionally driven target.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3858-3861 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 75 |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |