Time-evolution of the plasma channel at the trail of a self-guided IR femtosecond laser pulse in air

Authors
Tzortzakis, S Prade, B Franco, M Mysyrowicz, A
Citation
S. Tzortzakis et al., Time-evolution of the plasma channel at the trail of a self-guided IR femtosecond laser pulse in air, OPT COMMUN, 181(1-3), 2000, pp. 123-127
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
181
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
123 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20000701)181:1-3<123:TOTPCA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The density and decay kinetics of a plasma channel created in air by a self -guided intense ultra-short laser pulse is determined by a new electric cro ss-conductivity method and by diffraction interferometry. A fast decay is m easured, due to the dominant intrinsic recombination process at high plasma density. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.