High-energy-density matter research at GSI Darmstadt using intense heavy ion beams

  • N. A. Tahir
  • , A. Shutov
  • , D. Varentsov
  • , D. H.H. Hoffmann
  • , P. Spiller
  • , I. Lomonosov
  • , J. Wieser
  • , J. Jacoby
  • , V. E. Fortov

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Abstract

This paper presents two-dimensional numerical simulations of heating of matter with intense heavy ion beams. It has been shown that it is very advantageous to irradiate the target with two different beams simultaneously, a main high intensity bunched beam of a heavy element like uranium and an unbunched low intensity beam of a lighter element like argon. The main beam is used to heat the target while the second beam is used as a diagnostic tool. Influence of the shape of the focal spot on compression and heating of matter has also been studied using an elliptic focal spot with an ellipticity of 1.5 (semimajor axis is along y-axis and is 1.5 times the semiminor axis which is along x-axis). It has been found that the temporal behavior of the development of density, pressure, and temperature profiles along different directions is quite different, which is not the case with a circular focal spot.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-397
Number of pages5
JournalLaser and Particle Beams
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Beam parameters
  • High-energy-density
  • Intense heavy ion beams
  • Irradiate
  • Pulse duration

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