EPJ Web of Conferences (Nov 2013)

Flyer acceleration experiments using high-power laser

  • Kadono T.,
  • Sakaiya T.,
  • Hironaka Y.,
  • Nagatomo H.,
  • Sano T.,
  • Watari T.,
  • Otani K.,
  • Fujiwara T.,
  • Mochiyama T.,
  • Fujioka S.,
  • Shigemori K.,
  • Yabuta H.,
  • Kondo T.,
  • Arakawa M.,
  • Nakamura A.M.,
  • Kurosawa K.,
  • Sugita S.,
  • Ohno S.,
  • Matsui T.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135919002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 59
p. 19002

Abstract

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Flyer acceleration technique using high-power lasers has several advantages such as the achieved velocities higher than 10 km/s and non-contamination to the products generated by impacts. In this study, we show that a high-power laser can achieve flyer velocities higher than 10 km/s up to 60 km/s using spherical projectiles with a diameter of 0.1 − 0.3mm. We discuss the projectile condition during the flight based on the results of numerical simulations.