Measurement of Short-Range Correlations in Shock-Compressed Plastic by Short-Pulse X-Ray Scattering

B. Barbrel, M. Koenig, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, E. Brambrink, C. R. D. Brown, D. O. Gericke, B. Nagler, M. Rabec Le Gloahec, D. Riley, C. Spindloe, S.M. Vinko, J. Vorberger, J. Wark, K. Wunsch, G. Gregori

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Abstract

We have performed short-pulse x-ray scattering measurements on laser-driven shock-compressed plastic samples in the warm dense matter regime, providing instantaneous snapshots of the system evolution. Time-resolved and angularly resolved scattered spectra sensitive to the correlation effects in the plasma show the appearance of short-range order within a few interionic separations. Comparison with radiation-hydrodynamic simulations indicates that the shocked plastic is compressed with a temperature of a few electron volts. These results are important for the understanding of the thermodynamic behavior of strongly correlated matter for conditions relevant to both laboratory astrophysics and inertial confinement fusion research.
Original languageEnglish
Article number165004
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume102
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Apr 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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