title: Nanosecond x-ray Laue diffraction apparatus suitable for laser shock compression experiments.
abstract: We have used nanosecond bursts of x-rays emitted from a laser-produced plasma, comprised of a mixture of mid-Z elements, to produce a quasiwhite-light spectrum suitable for performing Laue diffraction from single crystals. The laser-produced plasma emits x-rays ranging in energy from 3 to in excess of 10 keV, and is sufficiently bright for single shot nanosecond diffraction patterns to be recorded. The geometry is suitable for the study of laser-shocked crystals, and single-shot diffraction patterns from both unshocked and shocked silicon crystals are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom. matthew.suggit@physics.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suggit
authors.forename: Giles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimminau
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawreliak
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Remington
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wark