SHOCK-WAVE EXCITATION BY SOFT X-RAYS

Citation
Ve. Fortov et al., SHOCK-WAVE EXCITATION BY SOFT X-RAYS, Laser and particle beams, 14(4), 1996, pp. 789-792
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
ISSN journal
02630346
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
789 - 792
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-0346(1996)14:4<789:SEBSX>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The behavior of matter under intense soft X-radiation is considered. A n impulse of X-radiation (about 2 . 10(12) W/cm(2)) produced a strong shock wave in the sample. The velocity of this shock wave was measured . A shock compression about 300 GPa in the lead target was achieved.