The Review of scientific instruments
Optimizing ablator thickness for laser shock experiments.
P A Rigg, P Renganathan, N W Sinclair, Y Toyoda, X Wang, Y M Gupta
Published: 202510.1063/5.0286493
Abstract
In laser shock experiments, a well-defined, flat-top shock wave at the ablator/sample interface is important for accurately probing material response under uniaxial strain compression. However, the relationship between the ablator thickness and the r…
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