Title :
Three-dimensional electron number densities in a titanium PLD plasma using interferometry
Author :
Doyle, L.A. ; Martin, G.W. ; Williamson, T.P. ; Al-Khateeb, A. ; Weaver, I. ; Riley, D. ; Lamb, M. ; Morrow, T. ; Lewis, C.L.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
fDate :
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Interferometry has been used to investigate the spatio-temporal evolution of the electron number density in the initial stages of expansion following 248 nm ablation of a titanium target. Three-dimensional electron number densities are obtained from an interferogram of the plasma plume using the Abel inversion technique
Keywords :
light interferometry; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; titanium; 248 nm; Abel inversion technique; PLD plasma; Ti; electron number density; initial stages; interferogram; interferometry; plasma plume; pulsed laser deposition plasma; three-dimensional electron number densities; titanium target; Free electron lasers; Laser ablation; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Titanium;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
