An improvement of the setup for the laser dynamic compression experiments

The goal is to excite the shock wave and measure the pressure in metallic targets confined by the transparent windows. The shock wave is excited by nanosecond laser pulse (5 ns, up to 5 J per pulse, 532 or 1064 nm, class 4). The pressure is detected by VISAR via interference of another laser pulse (4 ms, 10 mJ per pulse, 532 nm, class 4) reflected by the sample and by the Rayonix detector via diffraction of x-rays on the sample. The sample is expected to be in the chamber with controlled pressure from 1 to 1e-4 bar.