High speed plasma diagnostics for laser plasma interaction and fusion studies

Laser plasma interaction and fusion studies involve many high speed plasma diagnostics to determine the various parameters for explaining the physical processes taking place in plasma. Detection and analysis of short-term or transient radiations (X-ray and visible) are the bases for diagnosing the p hysical processes occurring during laser-plasma interaction or similar radi ation-emitting processes. This paper reviews the development of various hig h speed plasma diagnostics which are not only applicable in determining the temporal, spatial and spectral properties of X-rays for this purpose but a lso have wide use in various other fields of research.