Title :
Co2 Laser Thomson Scattering from a Pulsed Hydrogen Arc
Author :
Peebles, W.A. ; Herbst, M.J.
Author_Institution :
University of California Los Angeles, California
Abstract :
Thermal level Thomson scattering of a pulsed 70 MW C02 laser from a hydrogen arc plasma (¿e = 1015 - 1016 cm-3, Te ¿ Ti ¿ 5 eV) has been observed using video detection. Spectral resolution of the ion feature has been achieved thus demonstrating the feasibility of this method for determining ion temperatures in a wide variety of laboratory and fusion plasmas.
Keywords :
Hydrogen; Laser fusion; Lenses; Light scattering; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Radiation detectors;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1978.4317164
