High energy density physics research at IMP, Lanzhou, China

Yongtao Zhao,Lina Sheng,Guoqing Xiao,Rui Cheng,Jieru Ren,Ge Xu,Yuyu Wang,Yuanbo Sun,Xianming Zhou,Yu Lei,Zimin Zhang

doi:10.1017/hpl.2014.44

Abstract

Abstract Recent research activities relevant to high energy density physics (HEDP) driven by the heavy ion beam at the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences are presented. Radiography of static objects with the fast extracted high energy carbon ion beam from the Cooling Storage Ring is discussed. Investigation of the low energy heavy ion beam and plasma interaction is reported. With HEDP research as one of the main goals, the project HIAF (High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility), proposed by the Institute of Modern Physics as the 12th five-year-plan of China, is introduced.

Highlights

High energy density (HED) is generally defined as a state with energy content above 1011 J m−3, or equivalently with pressure above 1 Mbar
The primary emphasis in HED research has been given to the physical properties of warm dense matter (WDM), which is a special HED state typically with temperature of the order of eV and density of the order of solid density, ±2 magnitudes
The main goals of this platform are the following: (1) exploration of the effective interactions inside nuclei and the formation of elements heavier than iron in the universe, and other fields related to nuclear physics and nuclear astrophysics; (2) investigation of HED physics (HEDP) and the basic techniques for inertial confinement fusion (ICF) driven by an intense heavy ion beam; (3) development of the biology and material sciences related to particle irradiation, and so on

Summary

Introduction

High energy density (HED) is generally defined as a state with energy content above 1011 J m−3, or equivalently with pressure above 1 Mbar. Investigations of radiography by the fast extracted high energy carbon ion beam from the CSR (the Cooling Storage Ring) are introduced, studies on the interaction of a low energy heavy ion beam with plasma are discussed, the project HIAF (High Intensity heavy-ion Accelerator Facility), proposed by the IMP as the 12th five-year-plan of China, and the related parameters and proposals for HEDP research at HIAF are introduced.

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