LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION OF THE ION VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION MODIFICATIONS INDUCED BY ELECTROSTATIC ION SHOCK-WAVES

Authors
BACHET G CHERIGIER L ARNASCAPEAU C DOVEIL F STERN RA
Citation
G. Bachet et al., LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION OF THE ION VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION MODIFICATIONS INDUCED BY ELECTROSTATIC ION SHOCK-WAVES, Journal de physique. III, 6(9), 1996, pp. 1157-1165
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal de physique. III → ACNP
ISSN journal
11554320
Volume
6
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1157 - 1165
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-4320(1996)6:9<1157:LFOOTI>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Time resolution is added to a Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) diagnos tic used to probe plasma ions. It is applied to investigate the effect s induced by the propagation of electrostatic ion shock waves in a low density collisionless argon plasma. Preliminary results show the firs t LIF observation of the velocity distribution function of the ''precu rsor'' ions reflected by the shock front.