Soft X-Ray Laser Interferometry of a Dense Plasma Jet

Soft X-ray laser interferograms were acquired to map the evolution of a dense plasma jet created by the laser irradiation of a solid copper triangular target. The plasma is observed to rapidly expand along the symmetry plane of the target, forming a narrow plasma plume with measured electron densiti...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2008-08, Vol.36 (4), p.1286-1287
Main Authors: Grava, J., Purvis, M.A., Filevich, J., Marconi, M.C., Dunn, J., Moon, S.J., Shlyaptsev, V.N., Rocca, J.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dense plasmas
Electron density
Electrons
Evolution
Laser interferometry
Laser modes
Laser theory
Lasers
Optical interferometry
Optical refraction
Plasma density
Plasma diagnostics
plasma jets
Plasma measurements
Plasma spraying
Plasma x-ray sources
Plumes
Radiation
soft X-ray laser
soft X-ray laser interferometry
Soft x-rays
Solid lasers
Symmetry
X-ray lasers
X-rays
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Summary:Soft X-ray laser interferograms were acquired to map the evolution of a dense plasma jet created by the laser irradiation of a solid copper triangular target. The plasma is observed to rapidly expand along the symmetry plane of the target, forming a narrow plasma plume with measured electron densities of up to 1.2times10 20 cm -3 .
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2008.924402