CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER-PRODUCED PLASMAS BY ULTRAVIOLET THOMSON SCATTERING

Authors
LAFONTAINE B BALDIS HA VILLENEUVE DM DUNN J ENRIGHT GD KIEFFER JC PEPIN H ROSEN MD MATTHEWS DL MAXON S
Citation
B. Lafontaine et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF LASER-PRODUCED PLASMAS BY ULTRAVIOLET THOMSON SCATTERING, Physics of plasmas, 1(7), 1994, pp. 2329-2341
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
1
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2329 - 2341
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1994)1:7<2329:COLPBU>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Space-time-resolved Thomson scattering was used to characterize the el ectron and ion temperatures in laser produced plasmas of various atomi c numbers (Z = 6, 13, 32, 73, 92). A Nd:glass laser with intensity bet ween 10(13) and 5 X 10(14) W/cm2 was used to produce plasmas of releva nce to laser fusion and x-ray laser studies. A comparison of the elect ron temperature and density deduced from Thomson scattering, x-ray spe ctroscopy, and LASNEX hydrocode simulations is presented.