Published February 1, 1984
| Version v1
Journal article
Effect of recombination on ion expansion velocity in laser-produced plasmas
Creators
- 1. Laser Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay-400 085, India
Description
A study of the ion expansion characteristics in plasmas created from carbon, copper, and gold targets using a 1-GW, 5-ns neodymium glass laser is presented. The ion expansion velocity is found to vary with the distance of the probe from the target and the variation is observed to be different for low and high atomic number (Z) targets. Analysis shows that the strikingly different variation for low and high Z targets is a manifestation of their different recombination characteristics during plasma expansion
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Appl. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- J. Appl. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 701-703
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 15045174
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABLATION; CARBON; CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; COPPER; GOLD; IONS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLASMA EXPANSION; RECOMBINATION; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFIERS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; EXPANSION; LASERS; METALS; NONMETALS; PLASMA; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS