Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 6, Issue 1, 014403(2021)

Experiments and simulations of isochorically heated warm dense carbon foam at the Texas Petawatt Laser

R. Roycroft1,2、a), P. A. Bradley2, E. McCary1, B. Bowers1, H. Smith1, G. M. Dyer3, B. J. Albright2, S. Blouin2, P. Hakel2, H. J. Quevedo1, E. L. Vold2, L. Yin2, and B. M. Hegelich1
Author Affiliations
  • 1The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
  • 3SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fundamental Physics At Extreme Light

    Received: Aug. 24, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: Roycroft R. (rroycroft@lanl.gov)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0026595

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