Experimental research on X-ray radiation and ablation of an Ag foil targets irradiated by high intensity 2ω0 laser light beam

Abstract

The characteristics of radiation and ablation are investigated for an Ag foil irradiated with 2 ns, ～5×1014 W/cm2, 526.5 nm laser at SGII laser facility. The flight trajectory and velocity of the Ag foil are measured by X-ray streak camera. The experimental results show that they are in good agreement with simulations of one-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics code multi-1d using a flux-limited f=0.01. A rocket model is used to fit the experimental data, and the mass ablation rate and ablation pressure are obtained. The L-shell X-ray conversion and spectra of the laser-produced Ag plasma are measured with a Bragg crystal spectrometer and an array of X-ray diodes. The design for X-ray backlighting radiograph experiments will benefit from these experimental results. The result and method presented in this article are significant for the ablation research on the capsule shell and cavity wall material in laser fusion ignition experiment.