title: Measurement of radiative shock properties by x-ray Thomson scattering.
abstract: X-ray Thomson scattering has enabled us to measure the temperature of a shocked layer, produced in the laboratory, that is relevant to shocks emerging from supernovas. High energy lasers are used to create a shock in argon gas which is probed by x-ray scattering. The scattered, inelastic Compton feature allows inference of the electron temperature. It is measured to be 34 eV in the radiative precursor and ∼60 eV near the shock. Comparison of energy fluxes implied by the data demonstrates that the shock wave is strongly radiative.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Visco
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Glenzer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Döppner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Froula
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grosskopf