Laser-driven reservoir target for quasi-isentropic compression in aluminum

The quasi-isentropic compression of material with high strain rate can be obtained by the ramp wave loading of plasma jet produced by laser-driven reservoir target. The quasi-isentropic compression experiments of aluminum are carried out on the high power laser facility of SG-III prototype. The smooth and continuous speed history of free surface of specimen is recorded with a line-imaging velocity interferometer (VISAR). The peak pressure (60 GPa), the rise time of the load (~ 10 ns) and the strain (~ 108 s-1) are derived by the back-integrating method, and the reverberation of compression wave at the rear surface of the sample is observed.