Study of extreme states of matter at high energy densities and high strain rates with powerful lasers

TL;DR

This paper reviews key experimental findings on thermonuclear plasma, shock waves, and spallation phenomena in materials subjected to high-energy laser experiments since 1977.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of decades of experimental results on matter under extreme conditions using powerful lasers.

Findings

Insights into thermonuclear plasma behavior in conical targets

Generation and analysis of shock waves in various materials

Observation of spallation phenomena induced by high-energy lasers

Abstract

In the paper, a review of most important results of experimental studies of thermonuclear plasma in conical targets, generation of shock waves and spallation phenomena in different materials, which were carried out at laser facilities of the A M Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS since 1977, is presented.