• Matter and Radiation at Extremes
  • Vol. 6, Issue 1, 014403 (2021)
R. Roycroft1、2、a), P. A. Bradley2, E. McCary1, B. Bowers1, H. Smith1, G. M. Dyer3, B. J. Albright2, S. Blouin2, P. Hakel2, H. J. Quevedo1, E. L. Vold2, L. Yin2, and B. M. Hegelich1
Author Affiliations
  • 1The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
  • 2Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
  • 3SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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    DOI: 10.1063/5.0026595 Cite this Article
    R. Roycroft, P. A. Bradley, E. McCary, B. Bowers, H. Smith, G. M. Dyer, B. J. Albright, S. Blouin, P. Hakel, H. J. Quevedo, E. L. Vold, L. Yin, B. M. Hegelich. Experiments and simulations of isochorically heated warm dense carbon foam at the Texas Petawatt Laser[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(1): 014403 Copy Citation Text show less
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    R. Roycroft, P. A. Bradley, E. McCary, B. Bowers, H. Smith, G. M. Dyer, B. J. Albright, S. Blouin, P. Hakel, H. J. Quevedo, E. L. Vold, L. Yin, B. M. Hegelich. Experiments and simulations of isochorically heated warm dense carbon foam at the Texas Petawatt Laser[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2021, 6(1): 014403
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