Open AccessObservation of Laser Driven Supercritical Radiative Shock Precursors
Author(s) -
S. Bouquet,
C. Stehlé,
M. Kœnig,
J.-P. Chièze,
A. BenuzziMounaix,
D. Batani,
S. Leygnac,
Xavier Fleury,
H. Merdji,
C. Michaut,
F. Thais,
N. Grandjouan,
T. A. Hall,
E. Henry,
V. Malka,
J. P. J. Lafon
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.92.225001
Subject(s) - supercritical fluid , radiative transfer , shock (circulatory) , shock wave , laser , xenon , nanosecond , materials science , atomic physics , moving shock , shock tube , physics , computational physics , mechanics , optics , thermodynamics , medicine
International audienceWe present a supercritical radiative shock experiment performed with the LULI nanosecond laser facility. Using targets filled with xenon gas at low pressure, the propagation of a strong shock with a radiative precursor is evidenced. The main measured shock quantities (electronic density and propagation velocity) are shown to be in good agreement with theory and numerical simulations
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