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Atomic Processes in High-Density Plasmas

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Atomic and Molecular Physics of Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series ((ASIB,volume 90))

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When a solid target is irradiated by an intense pulse of laser light, an inhomogeneous plasma is created (Fig. 1). A low-density ideal plasma (ne < 1021 cm−3) expands toward the laser; this hot blowoff region refracts and absorbs the laser beam. The absorbed energy is conducted into a dense plasma region (ne = 1021 to 1023 cm−3) where the heat flow is converted into hydrodynamic motion of the exploding plasma. The large reaction pressure shocks the target surface, compressing it above the initial solid density into a state which may be called high-density matter (ne > 1023 cm−3).

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More, R.M. (1983). Atomic Processes in High-Density Plasmas. In: Joachain, C.J., Post, D.E. (eds) Atomic and Molecular Physics of Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion. NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series, vol 90. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3763-8_11

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