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    Highly radiative shock experiments driven by GEKKO XII

    In this paper, recent results obtained on highly radiative shocks generated in a xenon filled gas cell using the GEKKO XII laser facility are presented. Data show extremely high shock velocity (≥150 km/s) neve...

    A. Dizière, C. Michaut, M. Koenig, C. D. Gregory… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2011)

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    Temperature measurements of electrostatic shocks in laser-produced counter-streaming plasmas

    Collisionless shocks in counter-streaming plasmas, created by the high-power laser system Gekko XII HIPER, are investigated. The shock structure and density are measured by optical diagnostics such as shadowgr...

    T. Morita, Y. Sakawa, Y. Kuramitsu, H. Tanji, H. Aoki… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2011)

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    The scalability of the accretion column in magnetic cataclysmic variables: the POLAR project

    In this paper, theoretical and experimental laboratory astrophysics results are presented from the POLAR project, the main focus of which is to design and diagnose an exact scaled accretion column using powerf...

    É. Falize, B. Loupias, A. Ravasio, C. D. Gregory… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2011)

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    Formation of density inhomogeneity in laser produced plasmas for a test bed of magnetic field amplification in supernova remnants

    Density inhomogeneities for a test bed of magnetic field amplification in supernova remnants (SNRs) were created in laser produced plasmas. The density inhomogeneity is considered to be essential to the large ...

    Y. Kuramitsu, Y. Sakawa, T. Morita, S. Dono, H. Aoki… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2011)

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    A jet production experiment using the high-repetition rate Astra laser

    Plasma jets were produced using a high repetition rate laser by laser-ablation of coatings on the surface of conical impressions machined into solid blocks of an aluminium alloy. The ablating plasmas emerged i...

    J. N. Waugh, C. D. Gregory, L. A. Wilson, B. Loupias… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2009)

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    Experimental results to study astrophysical plasma jets using Intense Lasers

    We present experimental results of plasma jet, interacted with an ambient medium, using intense lasers to investigate the complex features of astrophysical jets. This experiment was performed in France at the ...

    B. Loupias, C. D. Gregory, E. Falize, J. Waugh… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2009)

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    Colliding plasma experiments to study astrophysical-jet relevant physics

    We present the results of experiments in which jets are created through the collision of two laser-produced plasmas. These experiments use a simple ‘v-foil’ target design: two thin foils are placed at an angle...

    C. D. Gregory, J. Howe, B. Loupias, S. Myers… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2009)

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    Analytical structure of steady radiative shocks in magnetic cataclysmic variables

    In this paper we study specific classes of radiating shocks which are widely spread in astrophysical environments. We present new analytical solutions available for any exponents of typical power-law cooling f...

    E. Falize, C. Michaut, C. Cavet, S. Bouquet, M. Koenig… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2009)

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    Classification of and recent research involving radiative shocks

    Radiative shocks (RS) occur in astrophysical systems and in high-energy density laboratory experiments. Aided by three dimensionless parameters, we propose a classification of RS into four types, integrating p...

    C. Michaut, E. Falize, C. Cavet, S. Bouquet, M. Koenig… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2009)

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    Plasma Jet Experiments Using LULI 2000 Laser Facility

    We present experiments performed with the LULI2000 nanosecond laser facility. We generated plasma jets by using specific designed target. The main measured quantities related to the jet such as its propagation...

    B. Loupias, E. Falize, M. Koenig, S. Bouquet, N. Ozaki… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2007)

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    Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Radiative Shocks

    This paper deals with the radiative shock from both theoretical and numerical points of view. It is based on the whole experimental results obtained at Laboratoire d'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses (LULI, Écol...

    C. Michaut, T. Vinci, L. Boireau, M. Koenig, S. Bouquet… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2007)

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    Density Measurements of Shock Compressed Matter Using Short Pulse Laser Diagnostics

    In this paper, experimental results on X-ray and proton radiography of shock compressed matter are presented. It has been performed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) using three long pulse beams to g...

    M. Koenig, A. Ravasio, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, B. Loupias… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2007)

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    Novel Diagnostic of Shock Fronts in Low-Z Dense Plasmas

    We performed an experiment using high-energy protons to characterize in situ the spatial and temporal evolution of a laser-driven shock propagating through a low-Z material. Radiography of the shock propagating t...

    S. Le Pape, M. Koenig, T. Vinci, E. Martinolli, D. Hicks… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2005)

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    Radiative Shock Experiments At Luli

    We present the set-up and the results of a supercritical radiative shock experiment performed with the LULI nanosecond laser facility. Using specific designed targets filled with xenon gaz at low pressure, the...

    M. Koenig, T. Vinci, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, S. Lepape… in Astrophysics and Space Science (2005)