GUIDING AND CONFINEMENT OF A LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA BY A CURVED MAGNETIC-FIELD

Authors
TSUI YY VICK D FEDOSEJEVS R
Citation
Yy. Tsui et al., GUIDING AND CONFINEMENT OF A LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA BY A CURVED MAGNETIC-FIELD, Applied physics letters, 70(15), 1997, pp. 1953-1955
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
70
Issue
15
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1953 - 1955
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1997)70:15<1953:GACOAL>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
An axial magnetic field with a maximum strength of 2.2 kG was used to confine and guide a laser produced carbon plasma around a 30 deg bend. The plasma was produced by a 25 ns KrF laser pulse at a peak intensit y of 1 x 10(9) W cm(-2). An array of Faraday cups positioned at the ex it of the guide field was used to determine that approximately 20% of the original plasma was confined by the magnetic field and guided alon g a 15 cm trajectory to a 5 cm(2) area. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.