Title :
Soft X-Ray Laser Interferometry of a Dense Plasma Jet
Author :
Grava, Jonathan ; Purvis, Michael A. ; Filevich, Jorge ; Marconi, Mario C. ; Dunn, James ; Moon, Stephen J. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N. ; Rocca, Jorge J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Abstract :
Soft X-ray laser interferograms were acquired to map the evolution of a dense plasma jet created by the laser irradiation of a solid copper triangular target. The plasma is observed to rapidly expand along the symmetry plane of the target, forming a narrow plasma plume with measured electron densities of up to 1.2times1020 cm-3.
Keywords :
X-ray lasers; X-ray optics; electron density; light interferometry; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; dense plasma jet; electron density; laser irradiation; plasma diagnostics; plasma plume; soft X-ray laser interferometry; solid copper triangular target; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma measurements; Plasma x-ray sources; Solid lasers; X-ray lasers; Plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; soft X-ray laser; soft X-ray laser interferometry;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.924402
