ELECTRIC-FIELDS OF A LASER-PLASMA FORMED BY OPTICAL-BREAKDOWN OF AIR NEAR VARIOUS TARGETS

Authors
KABASHIN AV NIKITIN PI MARINE W SENTIS M
Citation
Av. Kabashin et al., ELECTRIC-FIELDS OF A LASER-PLASMA FORMED BY OPTICAL-BREAKDOWN OF AIR NEAR VARIOUS TARGETS, Quantum electronics, 28(1), 1998, pp. 24-28
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
28
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
24 - 28
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1998)28:1<24:EOALFB>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
An experimental investigation was made of the spatiotemporal structure of the electric fields of a plasma formed as a result of optical brea kdown of air near the target surface by radiations of various waveleng ths (0.193, 0.53, 1.06, and 10.6 mu m), pulse durations (microsecond, nanosecond, and subnanosecond), and intensities (10(8)-10(13) W cm(-2) ). A study was made of the influence of the target and of nearby objec ts, and of their materials (conductor, dielectric) on the distribution of the electric fields of the laser plasma, and also on the probe dia gnostic system.