Published April 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Problem of propagation of an optical discharge near a target

  • 1. Institute of General Physics, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow

Description

Two-exposure holographic interferometry was used to study the early stages of evolution of a laser plasma near a target as a function of the residual gas (argon and helium) pressures. The distributions of the electron density were calculated and the pressure ''breakdown'' thresholds were determined for laser intensities of approx.1011 W/cm2. The conditions for propagation of an optical discharge near a target were analyzed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.)
Journal Volume
14
Journal Issue
4
Series
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
579-581
ISSN
0049-1748

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
16032366
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BREAKDOWN; ELECTRON DENSITY; HOLOGRAPHY; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER TARGETS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
PLASMA; TARGETS

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Notes
Cover-to-cover translation of Kvantovaya Ehlektronika (USSR).