CHARACTERIZATION OF SHORT-PULSE LASER-PRODUCED PLASMAS

Authors
SHEPHERD R PRICE D WHITE W GORDAN S OSTERHELD A WALLING R GOLDSTEIN W STEWART R
Citation
R. Shepherd et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF SHORT-PULSE LASER-PRODUCED PLASMAS, Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer, 51(1-2), 1994, pp. 357-360
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy
Journal title
Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224073
Volume
51
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
357 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4073(1994)51:1-2<357:COSLP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The K-shell emission from porous aluminum targets is used to infer the density and temPerature of plasmas created with 800 and 400 nm, 140 f sec laser light. The laser beam is focused to a minimum spot size of 5 mum with 800 nm light and 3 mum with 400 nm light, producing a normal incidence peak intensity of 10(18) W/cm2. The effects of design, lase r characteristics, and diagnostic needs is discussed.