Isochoric heating of copper to Warm Dense Matter state using protons produced through laser solid-laser interactions
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ditmire, Todd R. | |
| dc.creator | Feldman, Samuel Henry | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-24T18:47:28Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-24T18:47:28Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-05 | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the equation of state of copper at Warm Dense Matter states, between 1-100 eV and .1-10 times solid density. Protons accelerated off a thin metal foil irradiated with a high intensity laser beam flash heat solid density copper to between 5-10 eV before significant expansion occurs. The measured temperature and expansion are compared against simulations using various equations of states. The production and characterization of the laser system and proton beam used to heat the matter is also presented. | en |
| dc.description.department | Physics | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20906 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. | en |
| dc.subject | Warm Dense Matter | en |
| dc.subject | WDM | en |
| dc.subject | Laser | en |
| dc.subject | Proton | en |
| dc.title | Isochoric heating of copper to Warm Dense Matter state using protons produced through laser solid-laser interactions | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Physics | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Physics | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | The University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |