Title :
The fine structure of a laser-plasma filament in air
Author :
Eisenmann, Shmuel ; Pukhov, Anatoly ; Zigler, Arie
Author_Institution :
Racah Inst. of Phys., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem
Abstract :
We probed the electron density variations of a controlled femtosecond plasma-filament. It exhibits rapid variations and a meter-long self-guided stage despite the fact that plasma alone cannot efficiently saturate nonlinear self-focusing.
Keywords :
optical self-focusing; plasma density; plasma light propagation; electron density; fine structure; laser-plasma filament; nonlinear self-focusing; Acoustic beams; Acoustic measurements; Density measurement; Electron optics; Laser beams; Optical propagation; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Ultrafast optics; (010.1300) Atmospheric propagation; (350.5400) plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
