Laboratory planetary science studies using intense heavy ion beams at FAIR: The HEDgeHOB collaboration

  • N. A. Tahir
  • , A. R. Piriz
  • , G. Wouchuk
  • , A. Shutov
  • , I. V. Lomonosov
  • , V. E. Fortov
  • , C. Deutsch
  • , D. H.H. Hoffmann

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a novel experimental scheme, named LAboratory PLAnetary Sciences (LAPLAS), to study interiors of the giant planets in our solar system as well as exoplanets. This scheme involves low-entropy compression of a test material like hydrogen or ice that is imploded in a multi-layered cylindrical target driven by an intense heavy ion beam. Two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of implosion of a typical LAPLAS target assuming beam parameters that will be available at the future Facility for Antiprotons and Ion Research (FAIR) at Darmstadt, are reported, that demonstrate the feasibility of this scheme. Moreover, it is shown that the target implosion will be robust and will be stable towards hydrodynamic instabilities. This work has been done within the framework of the High Energy Density Matter Generated by Heavy Ion Beams (HEDgeHOB) collaboration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)177-185
Number of pages9
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume606
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • High energy density physics
  • Planetary science
  • Warm dense matter

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