X射线汤姆孙散射在温稠密物质研究中的应用

温稠密物质(warm dense matter,WDM)是近年来兴起的一个前沿研究领域,它处于传统的凝聚态与等离子体状态之间的过渡状态.此状态下的物质广泛存在于宇宙和实验室中,如巨行星的内核、惯性约束聚变的内爆燃料等.然而人们对温稠密物质又是陌生的,因为传统的凝聚态和等离子体物理的理论和实验方法难以用于研究这样的物质状态.近几年,随着高功率激光装置以及诊断技术的发展,人们发展出X射线汤姆孙散射方法,对温稠密态物质开展了深入的研究,获得了重要的实验结果.     

X射线汤姆孙散射在温稠密物质研究中的应用

温稠密物质(warm dense matter,WDM)是近年来兴起的一个前沿研究领域,它处于传统的凝聚态与等离子体状态之间的过渡状态.此状态下的物质广泛存在于宇宙和实验室中,如巨行星的内核、惯性约束聚变的内爆燃料等.然而人们对温稠密物质又是陌生的,因为传统的凝聚态和等离子体物理的理论和实验方法难以用于研究这样的物质状态.近几年,随着高功率激光装置以及诊断技术的发展,人们发展出X射线汤姆孙散射方法,对温稠密态物质开展了深入的研究,获得了重要的实验结果.     

Phase transitions in cold and warm dense matter

We consider the phase transitions, in dense matter, from nuclei to bubbles and from bubbles to uniform matter. A simplified version of the compressible liquid-drop model allows us to discuss analytically the densities at which the free energies of the different phases are equal, and the density discontinuities of the phases in equilibrium. A reasonable agreement with detailed numerical calculations is obtained only if the compressibility of the matter inside nuclei, and particularly outside bubbles, is taken into account. The dependence of the bubbles-uniform matter transition on the various elements of the Coulomb energy is discussed in detail: the transition is actually a first-order one, but it becomes of second order if the lattice Coulomb energy is turned off.The insight into the effect on the transition of the ratio of surface-plus-Coulomb energy to compression modulus allows us to understand the dependence of the transition densities on temperature and on the microscopic model employed.     

Linear and nonlinear excitations in warm dense matter

Small and large amplitude linear and nonlinear ion acoustic and Langmuir waves are investigated for plasma with the generalized equation of state (EoS). This EoS covers a wide range of energy-density conditions from dilute classical regime up to the relativistically degenerate matter. Investigation shows that the linear dispersion and localized excitations of ion acoustic waves are significantly affected by the plasma parameters. It is also found that the criterion for ordinary soliton existence is significantly different for fully degenerate and nondegenerate plasma regimes with given electron temperature. In the nondegenerate regime, bright solitons form only for Mach numbers above a critical value which is only a function of the fluid temperature.     

Properties of warm dense matter at low entropies

We describe the qualitative properties of warm dense matter on adiabats, paying particular attention to their behavior in the vicinity of phase transitions. The equation of state of matter on the adiabat corresponding to an entropy of 1 k_B per nucleon is calculated within the compressible liquid drop model for nuclei.     

Excited electron dynamics modeling of warm dense matter

We present a model (the electron force field, or eFF) based on a simplified solution to the time-dependent Schr?dinger equation that with a single approximate potential between nuclei and electrons correctly describes many phases relevant for warm dense hydrogen. Over a temperature range of 0 to 100,000 K and densities up to 1 g/cm(3), we find excellent agreement with experimental, path integral Monte Carlo, and linear mixing equations of state, as well as single-shock Hugoniot curves from shock compression experiments. In principle eFF should be applicable to other warm dense systems as well.     

Aluminum equation-of-state data in the warm dense matter regime

Isochore measurements were performed in the warm dense matter regime. Pressure and internal energy variation of aluminum plasma (density 0.1 g/cm(3) and 0.3 g/cm(3)) are measured using a homogeneous and thermally equilibrated media produced inside an isochoric plasma closed vessel in the internal energy range 20-50 MJ/kg. These data are compared to detailed calculations obtained from ab initio quantum molecular dynamics, average atom model within the framework of the density functional theory, and standard theories. A dispersion between theoretical isochore equation of state is found in the studied experimental thermodynamic regime.     

Extreme ultraviolet interferometry of warm dense matter in laser plasmas

We demonstrate that interferometric probing with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) laser light enables determination of the degree of ionization of the "warm dense matter" produced between the critical and ablation surfaces of laser plasmas. Interferometry has been utilized to measure both transmission and phase information for an EUV laser beam at the photon energy of 58.5 eV, probing longitudinally through laser-irradiated plastic (parylene-N) targets (thickness 350 nm) irradiated by a 300 ps duration pulse of wavelength 438 nm and peak irradiance 10(12) W cm(-2). The transmission of the EUV probe beam provides a measure of the rate of target ablation, as ablated plasma becomes close to transparent when the photon energy is less than the ionization energy of the predominant ion species. We show that refractive indices η below the solid parylene N (η(solid) = 0.946) and expected plasma values are produced in the warm dense plasma created by laser irradiation due to bound-free absorption in C(+).     

Equation of state for aluminum in warm dense matter regime

A semi-empirical equation of state model for aluminum in a warm dense matter regime is constructed. The equation of state, which is subdivided into a cold term, thermal contributions of ions and electrons, covers a broad range of phase diagram from solid state to plasma state. The cold term and thermal contribution of ions are from the Bushman–Lomonosov model, in which several undetermined parameters are fitted based on equation of state theories and specific experimental data. The Thomas–Fermi–Kirzhnits model is employed to estimate the thermal contribution of electrons. Some practical modifications are introduced to the Thomas–Fermi–Kirzhnits model to improve the prediction of the equation of state model. Theoretical calculation of thermodynamic parameters, including phase diagram, curves of isothermal compression at ambient temperature, melting, and Hugoniot, are analyzed and compared with relevant experimental data and other theoretical evaluations.     

Density functional theory for dielectric properties of warm dense matter

ABSTRACT

Density functional theory (DFT) is applied for the calculation of the dielectric function (DF), reflectivity, conductivity, plasma frequency and effective free electron density of warm dense matter (WDM). Shock-compressed xenon plasma and warm dense hydrogen are considered. The longitudinal expression in the long wavelength limit is applied for the calculation of the imaginary part of the DF. The real part of the DF is calculated by means of the Kramers–Kronig transformation. Sum rule within the framework of the DFT is used for determination of the plasma frequency and effective free electron density. Corrections to the reflectivity are considered, which allow for the finite width of the transient layer (wave front) at the WDM border.     

Two- and three-color two-quark states in warm, dense quark matter

We study the Gaussian fluctuations of the two-flavor, meson-diquark bosonized NJL model for two and three colors at the color superconducting phase transition. The analysis is based on analytical properties of the polarization matrix. Pionic fluctuations are shown to be stabilised in the 2SC phase compared to the two-color result where they are right on threshold.     

激光产生温稠密物质的微观动力学过程及状态诊断

随着大型激光装置的建立和精密测量技术的发展,强激光与固体相互作用成为实验室产生温稠密物质的一个重要手段。温稠密物质的结构复杂性、瞬态性和非平衡性给理论建模和实验测量带来了巨大挑战。本文系统介绍了激光产生温稠密物质的实验手段和理论模拟方法方面的重要进展,分析了其中的电子激发动力学、电子-离子能量弛豫过程、离子动力学等物理过程,总结了温稠密物质状态诊断的实验技术和理论方法,并论述了激光产生温稠密物质的发展趋势。     

强粒子束产生温稠密物质热力学状态估计

基于能量平衡原理,结合SRIM统计方法,以铝靶为例,对重离子束和强电子束产生高温高密度物质所需的束流参数进行估计,分析各自产生温稠密物质的优缺点。结果显示,从电子辐射能损和束流利用观点来看,1~10 MeV电子束产生温稠密物质具有较好的均匀性和较高的利用率;而重离子束加载可以获得较宽区域的温稠密物质。     

强粒子束产生温稠密物质热力学状态估计

基于能量平衡原理,结合SRIM统计方法,以铝靶为例,对重离子束和强电子束产生高温高密度物质所需的束流参数进行估计,分析各自产生温稠密物质的优缺点。结果显示,从电子辐射能损和束流利用观点来看,1~10MeV电子束产生温稠密物质具有较好的均匀性和较高的利用率;而重离子束加载可以获得较宽区域的温稠密物质。     

Intense ion beams as a tool for opacity measurements in warm dense matter

Opacity measurements in warm dense matter (WDM) provide a valuable benchmark for the diverging theoretical models in this regime. Heating of thin foils with intense heavy-ion beams allows one to create isolated samples of warm dense matter suitable for experimental determination of frequency-dependent opacities. A prerequisite for the measurements is the isothermal expansion of the heated foil. Hydrodynamic simulations predict that this condition is fulfilled. The analysis shows that existing ion-beam accelerators are capable to contribute to this field of research.     

用于温密物质研究的强流电子束加载技术

能量20 MeV、流强2.5 kA的电子束脉冲可以在数十ns的时间内将靶材料加载至温密物质状态，进而可以开展材料状态方程、电导率以及不透明度等的实验研究工作。介绍了在神龙一号加速器上开展温密物质实验研究的束靶作用方式以及相应的测试技术。对电子束在直径0.3 mm、长1 mm的金属靶丝内的能量沉积和流体动力学响应进行了数值模拟。结果表明:靶丝的温度随着靶材料原子序数的增加而上升，而靶丝内温度分布的均匀性随着原子序数的增加而降低；在电子束加载后40 ns时刻Ta丝内的最高温度可以达到约1.6 eV。     

用于温密物质研究的强流电子束加载技术

能量20 MeV、流强2.5 kA的电子束脉冲可以在数十ns的时间内将靶材料加载至温密物质状态,进而可以开展材料状态方程、电导率以及不透明度等的实验研究工作。介绍了在神龙一号加速器上开展温密物质实验研究的束靶作用方式以及相应的测试技术。对电子束在直径0.3 mm、长1 mm的金属靶丝内的能量沉积和流体动力学响应进行了数值模拟。结果表明:靶丝的温度随着靶材料原子序数的增加而上升,而靶丝内温度分布的均匀性随着原子序数的增加而降低;在电子束加载后40 ns时刻Ta丝内的最高温度可以达到约1.6 eV。     

温稠密物质中不同价态离子分布对X-射线弹性散射光谱计算的影响

在天体物理和惯性约束聚变研究中涉及到的温稠密物质通常包含多种元素的混合,并且每种元素还被电离成多种离子价态,不同价态离子结构及其丰度将直接影响温稠密物质的诊断及其物理性质.同时,从电子结构计算出发来研究宏观物理性质时,还需要考虑温度、密度效应对离子结构的影响.本文从不同价态离子的电子结构计算出发,采用考虑了离子间相互作...     

温稠密铝等离子体物态方程及其电离平衡研究

温稠密物质的物性参数在惯性约束聚变能源、Z箍缩等高能量密度物理领域的实验结果分析和物理过程数值模拟等方面有着重要的应用价值.本文应用部分电离等离子体模型,在理想自由能的基础上考虑了库仑相互作用、排斥体积作用和极化作用等非理想特性,开展了温稠密等离子体物态方程和电离平衡的研究.计算了温稠密铝等离子体的压强等物态方程数据和在密度为1.0×10^-4-3.0 g/cm^3,温度为1.0×10^4-3.0×10^4 K范围内的粒子组分.计算结果显示,铝等离子体的平均电离度在临界密度区域内随着密度的增加而突然增大.根据非理想Saha方程中有效电离能这一关键参数,分析了铝等离子体平均电离度在临界密度区域内随密度迅速增大的现象.