Ultrarelativistic Fe plasma with GJ/cm<sup>3</sup> energy density created by femtosecond laser pulses

Alkhimova Mariya; Skobelev Igor; Pikuz Tatiana; Ryazantsev Sergey; Sakaki Hironao; Pirozhkov Alexander S.; Esirkepov Timur Zh.; Sagisaka Akito; Dover Nicholas P.; Kondo Kotaro; Ogura Koichi; Fukuda Yuji; Kiriyama Hiromitsu; Nishitani Keita; Pikuz Sergey; Kando Masaki; Kodama Ryosuke; Kondo Kiminori; Nishiuchi Mamiko

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Alkhimova Mariya, Skobelev Igor, Pikuz Tatiana, Ryazantsev Sergey, Sakaki Hironao, Pirozhkov Alexander S., Esirkepov Timur Zh., Sagisaka Akito, Dover Nicholas P., Kondo Kotaro, Ogura Koichi, Fukuda Yuji, Kiriyama Hiromitsu, Nishitani Keita, Pikuz Sergey, Kando Masaki, Kodama Ryosuke, Kondo Kiminori, Nishiuchi Mamiko. Ultrarelativistic Fe plasma with GJ/cm3 energy density created by femtosecond laser pulses[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(6): 067205. doi: 10.1063/5.0212545

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Alkhimova Mariya, Skobelev Igor, Pikuz Tatiana, Ryazantsev Sergey, Sakaki Hironao, Pirozhkov Alexander S., Esirkepov Timur Zh., Sagisaka Akito, Dover Nicholas P., Kondo Kotaro, Ogura Koichi, Fukuda Yuji, Kiriyama Hiromitsu, Nishitani Keita, Pikuz Sergey, Kando Masaki, Kodama Ryosuke, Kondo Kiminori, Nishiuchi Mamiko. Ultrarelativistic Fe plasma with GJ/cm³ energy density created by femtosecond laser pulses[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(6): 067205. doi: 10.1063/5.0212545

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Alkhimova Mariya, Skobelev Igor, Pikuz Tatiana, Ryazantsev Sergey, Sakaki Hironao, Pirozhkov Alexander S., Esirkepov Timur Zh., Sagisaka Akito, Dover Nicholas P., Kondo Kotaro, Ogura Koichi, Fukuda Yuji, Kiriyama Hiromitsu, Nishitani Keita, Pikuz Sergey, Kando Masaki, Kodama Ryosuke, Kondo Kiminori, Nishiuchi Mamiko. Ultrarelativistic Fe plasma with GJ/cm³ energy density created by femtosecond laser pulses[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2024, 9(6): 067205. doi: 10.1063/5.0212545

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Ultrarelativistic Fe plasma with GJ/cm³ energy density created by femtosecond laser pulses

doi: 10.1063/5.0212545

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Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia
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National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI), Moscow 115409, Russia
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Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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HB11 Energy Holdings Pty, 11 Wyndora Ave., Freshwater, New South Wales 2096, Australia
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Kansai Institute for Photon Science (KPSI), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
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Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasugakoen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: maryalkhimova@ihed.ras.ru
Received Date: 2024-04-05
Accepted Date: 2024-08-22

Available Online: 2024-11-01

Publish Date: 2024-11-01

Abstract

Abstract

The generation of a plasma with an ultrahigh energy density of 1.2 GJ/cm³ (which corresponds to about 12 Gbar pressure) is investigated by irradiating thin stainless-steel foils with high-contrast femtosecond laser pulses with relativistic intensities of up to 10²² W/cm². The plasma parameters are determined by X-ray spectroscopy. The results show that most of the laser energy is absorbed by the plasma at solid density, indicating that no pre-plasma is generated in the current experimental setup.

Conflict of Interest
The authors have no conflicts to disclose.
M.N. led the project, M.A. and P.T. implemented diagnostics and provided the experimental data; M.N., H.S., A.S.P., A.S., N.P.D., Ko.K., K.O., Y.F., K.N., and M.K. performed the experiment; M.A., I.S., T.P., S.R., S.P., M.N., A.S.P., and T.E. analyzed data; M.A. and I.S. performed modeling and wrote the article; H.K., R.K., and K.K. supervised the project; all authors contributed to the discussion of results and review of the article.
Mariya Alkhimova: Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Igor Skobelev: Data curation (supporting); Formal analysis (equal); Software (equal); Supervision (supporting); Visualization (equal); Writing – original draft (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Tatiana Pikuz: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Supervision (supporting); Validation (equal); Writing – original draft (supporting); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Sergey Ryazantsev: Conceptualization (supporting); Data curation (supporting); Formal analysis (supporting). Hironao Sakaki: Data curation (supporting); Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Alexander S. Pirozhkov: Conceptualization (supporting); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Resources (equal). Timur Zh. Esirkepov: Formal analysis (supporting); Methodology (supporting); Software (supporting). Akito Sagisaka: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (equal). Nicholas P. Dover: Data curation (supporting); Investigation (equal); Visualization (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Kotaro Kondo: Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal). Koichi Ogura: Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Yuji Fukuda: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Resources (equal); Supervision (supporting). Hiromitsu Kiriyama: Conceptualization (equal); Formal analysis (equal); Investigation (equal); Software (lead); Supervision (supporting). Keita Nishitani: Data curation (equal); Investigation (equal); Methodology (equal); Resources (equal); Writing – review & editing (supporting). Sergey Pikuz: Conceptualization (supporting); Data curation (supporting); Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Project administration (supporting); Resources (equal); Writing – review & editing (equal). Masaki Kando: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (equal); Formal analysis (supporting); Investigation (equal); Project administration (lead); Software (equal). Ryosuke Kodama: Funding acquisition (lead); Investigation (supporting); Supervision (lead). Kiminori Kondo: Funding acquisition (lead); Investigation (equal); Project administration (lead); Software (lead). Mamiko Nishiuchi: Conceptualization (equal); Data curation (lead); Investigation (equal); Project administration (lead); Writing – review & editing (supporting).
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The data presented in this paper are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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