Application of high-power lasers to study matter at ultrahigh pressures

S.I. Anisimov^a, A.M. Prokhorov^b, V.E. Fortov^c
^aLandau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, prosp. Akademika Semenova 1A, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, 142432, Russian Federation
^bProkhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
^cJoint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13, Bldg. 2, Moscow, 125412, Russian Federation

This article reviews the current status of studies by means of lasers of superdense nonideal plasmas. The main attention is paid to laser methods of generating plane steady-state shock waves with extremely high pressures. The role is discussed of various factors that complicate the design of laser experiments: generation of high-energy non-Maxwell electrons, plasma and hydrodynamic instabilities, restrictions on heat flux, etc. The advantages are pointed out of using highfrequency lasers and layered targets to obtain a plasma with extremal parameters.

PACS: 52.50.Jm, 52.35.Tc, 52.35.Py, 52.70.−m (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1984v027n03ABEH004036
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1984/3/b/
Citation: Anisimov S I, Prokhorov A M, Fortov V E "Application of high-power lasers to study matter at ultrahigh pressures" Sov. Phys. Usp. 27 181–205 (1984)

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Оригинал: Анисимов С И, Прохоров А М, Фортов В Е «Применение мощных лазеров для исследования вещества при сверхвысоких давлениях» УФН 142 395–434 (1984); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0142.198403b.0395

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