DocumentCode
689964
Title
Spatio-temporal phase-contrast imaging of tenuous laser plasma structures
Author
Zhengyan Li ; Yen-Yu Chang ; Downer, M.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a pump-probe phase-contrast method that reconstructs the spatio-temporal profile of plasma structures at density as low as 1016 cm-3. The method is compatible with very thin, very long, even turbulent media.
Keywords
laser materials processing; optical images; optical pumping; plasma density; plasma production by laser; spatiotemporal phenomena; plasma density; pump-probe phase-contrast method; spatiotemporal phase-contrast imaging; tenuous laser plasma structures; turbulent media; Frequency-domain analysis; Imaging; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas; Probes; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834354
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