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Warm dense matter : laboratory generation and diagnosis /

This book provides an introductory overview of warm dense matter research for new postgraduate students entering the field. Author David Riley, based at the Centre for Plasma Physics at Queen's University Belfast, covers a broad range of topics with an emphasis on experimental techniques. The t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riley, David (Professor of physics) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
IOP series in plasma physics.
IOP ebooks. 2021 collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Background and context to warm dense matter
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Features of warm dense matter
  • 1.3. Effects of warm dense matter on electronic structure
  • 1.4. Equations of state for warm dense matter
  • 1.5. Creating and probing warm dense matter
  • 2. Shock and ramp compression
  • 2.1. General background
  • 2.2. Directly driven shocks with intense lasers
  • 2.3. X-ray driven shocks
  • 2.4. Ion beam driven shocks
  • 2.5. Flyer plate methods
  • 2.6. Impedance matching
  • 2.7. Diamond anvil cells
  • 3. Volumetric heating of warm dense matter
  • 3.1. X-ray heating
  • 3.2. Proton and heavy ion heating
  • 3.3. Fast electron heating
  • 4. X-ray diagnostics
  • 4.1. X-ray dispersion and detection
  • 4.2. X-ray scattering
  • 4.3. X-ray absorption measurements
  • 4.4. X-ray phase contrast imaging
  • 4.5. X-ray emission spectroscopy
  • 5. Optical diagnostics
  • 5.1. Streak cameras
  • 5.2. Optical pyrometry measurements
  • 5.3. VISAR measurements
  • 5.4. Frequency domain interferometry
  • 5.5. Reflectivity measurements
  • 6. Facilities for warm dense matter research
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Laser facilities
  • 6.3. X-ray free electron laser facilities
  • 6.4. Ion beam facilities
  • 6.5. Z-pinch facilities
  • 6.6. Summary.