Possible studies of explosively driven non-ideal plasma using a proton microscope at the Facility for Antiprotons and Ion Research

The article describes possible experiments with explosively driven non-ideal plasma at the proton microscope at the Facility for Antiprotons and Ion Research. It is proposed to employ linear explosive tubes for plasma generation and to measure an areal density in shock-compressed plasma of argon and xenon. The proposed experiments will provide valuable information on influence of strong interparticle interactions on thermodynamic properties of strongly coupled plasma. The density measurement will help the researchers to understand the nature of wall and wire precursors arising in the shock tubes.