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Efficient X-ray emission from laser-irradiated low-density lead target: a substitute for gold in hohlraum design

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Numerical experiments are carried out to calculate continuum emissivity and opacity of plasmas produced from laser-irradiated Au and Pb targets as hohlraum wall materials. Targets are considered to be solid or porous with different initial densities. Simulation results show a good agreement compared with the measured data. The results show that under identical conditions, X-ray emission is higher for Au plasma; however, by decreasing initial densities, X-ray yield enhancement is greater for Pb plasma. By using a Pb target with initial density of about 1.14 g cm−3 instead of solid Au target, the same X-ray yield even more can be obtained. Calculations also show that in the conditions of solid density targets, Pb plasma offers a little lower opacity in soft X-ray region. Decreasing initial density of Pb causes its opacity to increase and get closer to the opacity of solid Au which in turn reduces energy losses in hohlraum wall.

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Fazeli, R. Efficient X-ray emission from laser-irradiated low-density lead target: a substitute for gold in hohlraum design. Appl. Phys. B 121, 95–105 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-015-6205-y

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