Title :
Optical Probing of Laser-Produced Plasmas for Laboratory Simulations of Magnetic Astrophysical Jets
Author :
Brady, Parrish ; Valanju, Prashant ; Bengtson, Roger ; Ditmire, Todd
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin
Abstract :
We investigate laboratory simulations of magnetic astrophysical jets using optical probing. We have observed differences in laser-produced plasmas with and without a magnetic field using interferometric measurements.
Keywords :
astrophysical jets; light interferometry; optical sensors; plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; interferometric measurements; laser-produced plasmas; magnetic astrophysical jets; optical probing; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Optical interferometry; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature;
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.2007.4453300
