New experimental platform to study high density laser-compressed matter
- Gauthier, M.
- Fletcher, L. B.
- Schropp, A.
- Gleason, A.
- Döppner, T.
- LePape, S.
- Ma, T.
- Pak, A.
- MacDonald, M. J.
- Ali, S.
- Barbrel, B.
- Falcone, R.
- Ravasio, A.
- Kraus, D.
- Chen, Z.
- Mo, M.
- Wei, M.
- Glenzer, S. H.
- Galtier, E.
- Gamboa, E. J.
- Granados, E.
- Hastings, J. B.
- Heimann, P.
- Lee, H. J.
- Nagler, B.
DOIAbstract
We have developed a new experimental platform at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) which combines simultaneous angularly and spectrally resolved x-ray scatteringmeasurements. This technique offers a new insights on the structural and thermodynamic properties of warm dense matter. The < 50 fs temporal duration of the x-ray pulse provides near instantaneous snapshots of the dynamics of the compression. We present a proof of principle experiment for this platform to characterize a shock-compressed plastic foil. We observe the disappearance of the plastic semi-crystal structure and the formation of a compressed liquid ion-ion correlation peak. The plasma parameters of shock-compressed plastic can be measured as well, but requires an averag...
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