Title :
Optical Measurements of Heat and Shock Waves Propagating in a Dense Plasma
Author :
Churina, I.V. ; Symes, D.R. ; Bernstein, A.C. ; Cho, B. ; Ditmire, T.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas, Austin
Abstract :
The dynamics of heat and shock waves in a dense plasma were studied using time-resolved reflectivity measurements of the rear surface of an aluminum foil following femtosecond irradiation at ~5x1013 W/cm2.
Keywords :
aluminium; foils; high-speed optical techniques; plasma diagnostics; plasma shock waves; reflectivity; time resolved spectra; Al; aluminum foil; dense plasma; femtosecond irradiation; heat wave; optical measurements; shock wave; time-resolved reflectivity measurements; Aluminum; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma waves; Reflectivity; Shock waves; Surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453302