Idealized slab plasma approach for the study of warm dense 
matter

Recently, warm dense matter has emerged as an interdisciplinary field that draws increasing interest in plasma physics, condensed matter physics, high pressure science, astrophysics, inertial confinement fusion, as well as material science under extreme conditions. To allow the study of well-defined warm dense matter states, we introduced the concept of idealized slab plasma (ISP) that can be realized in the laboratory via (1) the isochoric heating of a solid and (2) the propagation of a shock wave in a solid. The application of this concept provides new means for probing AC conductivity, equation of state, ionization, and opacity. These approaches are presented here using results derived from numerical simulations.

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Electron Behavior in Beam Diode Driven by Intense Pulsed Power Device for Warm Dense Matter State Research of Inertial Confinement Fusion

Energy Procedia ◽

10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.460 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 131 ◽

pp. 348-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Md. Shahed-Uz-Zaman ◽

Kazumasa Takahashi ◽

Toru Sasaki ◽

Takashi Kikuchi ◽

Nob. Harada

Keyword(s):

Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽

Dense Matter ◽

Pulsed Power ◽

Power Device ◽

Inertial Confinement ◽

Warm Dense Matter ◽

State Research ◽

Confinement Fusion

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Development of target fabrication for laser-driven inertial confinement fusion at research center of laser fusion

High Power Laser Science and Engineering ◽

10.1017/hpl.2017.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Tao Wang ◽

Kai Du ◽

Zhibing He ◽

Xiaoshan He

Keyword(s):

Material Science ◽

Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽

Precise Measurement ◽

Film Deposition ◽

Research Center ◽

Laser Fusion ◽

Inertial Confinement ◽

Confinement Fusion ◽

Mechanical Machining ◽

State Of Art

As the basic conditions for laser inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research, the targets are required to be well specified and elaborately fabricated. Because of the characteristics of the targets, the research and fabrication process is a systematically tough task, which needs fundamental and deep insights into film deposition, mechanical machining, precise measurement and assembly, etc. As a result, knowledge of material science, physics, mechanical as well as electronics is a necessity for target researchers. In this paper, we give introductions to the state of art on target fabrication for ICF research at Research Center of Laser Fusion (RCLF) in China.

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Block Ignition Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) with Condensed Matter Cluster Type Targets for p-B11 Powered Space Propulsion

10.1063/1.3115576 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

George H. Miley ◽

H. Hora ◽

J. Badziak ◽

J. Wolowski ◽

Zheng-Ming Sheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽

Condensed Matter ◽

Inertial Confinement ◽

Space Propulsion ◽

Confinement Fusion ◽

Cluster Type

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Analysis of electroless nickel thin films

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100086854 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 510-511 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

C. W. Price ◽

E. F. Lindsey

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Inertial Confinement Fusion ◽

Electroless Nickel ◽

Inertial Confinement ◽

Plating Bath ◽

X Ray ◽

Nickel Thin Films ◽

Nickel Deposits ◽

Confinement Fusion ◽

Thickness Measurements

Thickness measurements of thin films are performed by both energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF). XRF can measure thicker films than EDS, and XRF measurements also have somewhat greater precision than EDS measurements. However, small components with curved or irregular shapes that are used for various applications in the the Inertial Confinement Fusion program at LLNL present geometrical problems that are not conducive to XRF analyses but may have only a minimal effect on EDS analyses. This work describes the development of an EDS technique to measure the thickness of electroless nickel deposits on gold substrates. Although elaborate correction techniques have been developed for thin-film measurements by x-ray analysis, the thickness of electroless nickel films can be dependent on the plating bath used. Therefore, standard calibration curves were established by correlating EDS data with thickness measurements that were obtained by contact profilometry.

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