L. Laska et al., HIGHLY-CHARGED TA IONS PRODUCED BY THE PHOTODISSOCIATION IODINE LASERWITH SUBNANOSECOND PULSES, Applied physics letters, 65(6), 1994, pp. 691-693
The results of the generation of tantalum ions with a charge state of
46+ are reported. Iodine laser pulses of about 15 J energy and 350 ps
in duration were used for a Ta plasma production. Multiply charged ion
s were recorded by the diagnostic techniques based on the time-of-flig
ht method in the distance of approximately 200 cm. The plasma temperat
ure estimated from the ion measurements was found to be about 1750 eV.