UID:
almahu_9949112417002882
Format:
1 online resource (various pagings) :
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illustrations (some color).
ISBN:
9780750323482
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9780750323475
Series Statement:
IOP series in plasma physics
Content:
This book provides an introductory overview of warm dense matter research for new postgraduate students entering the field. Author David Riley, based at the Centre for Plasma Physics at Queen's University Belfast, covers a broad range of topics with an emphasis on experimental techniques. The text begins with an introduction to the basic physics of warm dense matter and its important features, then moves on to discuss the principal techniques for creating warm dense matter and approaches to diagnosing it. Topics covered include the generation of warm dense matter via laser driven shocks and X-ray sources, explosives, gas guns and ion beams, as well as X-ray free electron lasers. Principal optical and X-ray diagnostics are also discussed. The book concludes with an overview of the large-scale facilities that are most commonly used for warm dense matter research and the technologies they employ. Part of IOP Series in Plasma Physics.
Note:
"Version: 20210204"--Title page verso.
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1. Background and context to warm dense matter -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Features of warm dense matter -- 1.3. Effects of warm dense matter on electronic structure -- 1.4. Equations of state for warm dense matter -- 1.5. Creating and probing warm dense matter
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2. Shock and ramp compression -- 2.1. General background -- 2.2. Directly driven shocks with intense lasers -- 2.3. X-ray driven shocks -- 2.4. Ion beam driven shocks -- 2.5. Flyer plate methods -- 2.6. Impedance matching -- 2.7. Diamond anvil cells
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3. Volumetric heating of warm dense matter -- 3.1. X-ray heating -- 3.2. Proton and heavy ion heating -- 3.3. Fast electron heating
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4. X-ray diagnostics -- 4.1. X-ray dispersion and detection -- 4.2. X-ray scattering -- 4.3. X-ray absorption measurements -- 4.4. X-ray phase contrast imaging -- 4.5. X-ray emission spectroscopy
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5. Optical diagnostics -- 5.1. Streak cameras -- 5.2. Optical pyrometry measurements -- 5.3. VISAR measurements -- 5.4. Frequency domain interferometry -- 5.5. Reflectivity measurements
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6. Facilities for warm dense matter research -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Laser facilities -- 6.3. X-ray free electron laser facilities -- 6.4. Ion beam facilities -- 6.5. Z-pinch facilities -- 6.6. Summary.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780750323468
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780750323499
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1088/978-0-7503-2348-2
URL:
https://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-2348-2
