Precision Measurements of Stopping Power in Shock-Compressed Carbon

ORAL

Abstract

The slowing of energetic charged particles in matter is a sensitive probe of coupling and degeneracy effects on the Coulomb interactions, and is intimately connected to other charged-particle--transport quantities such as thermal and electrical conductivity. We will present the results of precision measurements of the stopping power of carbon, shock-compressed to 1-TPa pressure, on an isotropic source of monoenergetic 15-MeV protons. This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under Award Number DE-NA0003856, the University of Rochester, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

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Authors

  • James Rygg

    • University of Rochester, LLE
    • University of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics
    • LLE, University of Rochester

  • A. B. Zylstra

    • LLNL

  • P. Grabowski

    • LLNL

  • M. Millot

    • LLNL

  • J. A. Frenje

    • MIT

  • M. Gatu-Johnson

    • MIT

  • B. Lahmann

    • MIT

  • R. D. Petrasso

    • MIT

  • F. H. Seguin

    • MIT

  • H. Sio

    • MIT

  • Y. H. Ding

    • LLE, University of Rochester

  • S. X. Hu

    • LLE, University of Rochester