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Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short-pulse laser

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  • Alejandro Laso Garcia

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Long Yang

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Victorien Bouffetier

    (European XFEL)

  • Karen Appel

    (European XFEL)

  • Carsten Baehtz

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Johannes Hagemann

    (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

  • Hauke Höppner

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Oliver Humphries

    (European XFEL)

  • Thomas Kluge

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Mikhail Mishchenko

    (European XFEL)

  • Motoaki Nakatsutsumi

    (European XFEL)

  • Alexander Pelka

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Thomas R. Preston

    (European XFEL)

  • Lisa Randolph

    (European XFEL)

  • Ulf Zastrau

    (European XFEL)

  • Thomas E. Cowan

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
    Technische Universität Dresden)

  • Lingen Huang

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

  • Toma Toncian

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf)

Abstract

Equation of state measurements at Jovian or stellar conditions are currently conducted by dynamic shock compression driven by multi-kilojoule multi-beam nanosecond-duration lasers. These experiments require precise design of the target and specific tailoring of the spatial and temporal laser profiles to reach the highest pressures. At the same time, the studies are limited by the low repetition rate of the lasers. Here, we show that by the irradiation of a thin wire with single-beam Joule-class short-pulse laser, a converging cylindrical shock is generated compressing the wire material to conditions relevant to the above applications. The shockwave was observed using Phase Contrast Imaging employing a hard X-ray Free Electron Laser with unprecedented temporal and spatial sensitivity. The data collected for Cu wires is in agreement with hydrodynamic simulations of an ablative shock launched by highly impulsive and transient resistive heating of the wire surface. The subsequent cylindrical shockwave travels toward the wire axis and is predicted to reach a compression factor of 9 and pressures above 800 Mbar. Simulations for astrophysical relevant materials underline the potential of this compression technique as a new tool for high energy density studies at high repetition rates.

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  • Alejandro Laso Garcia & Long Yang & Victorien Bouffetier & Karen Appel & Carsten Baehtz & Johannes Hagemann & Hauke Höppner & Oliver Humphries & Thomas Kluge & Mikhail Mishchenko & Motoaki Nakatsutsum, 2024. "Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short-pulse laser," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-52232-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52232-6
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