Published December 28, 1992 | Version v1
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Plasma conditions generated by interaction of a high brightness, prepulse free Raman amplified KrF laser pulse with solid targets

Creators

  • 1. The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW72BZ (United Kingdom)

Description

A high brightness, Raman amplified KrF laser has been used to irradiate solid targets with 12 ps laser pulses at intensities above 1015 W/cm2 without the presence of a preformed plasma caused by low level amplified spontaneous emission prepulse. Time-resolved x-ray spectroscopy of the K-shell emission from aluminum was used to infer electron densities in excess of 1023 cm-3 at temperatures of several hundred electronvolts

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
69
Journal Issue
26
Journal Page Range
p. 3739-3742.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
24037062
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; AMPLIFICATION; BRIGHTNESS; ELECTRON DENSITY; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; EMISSION SPECTRA; EXCIMER LASERS; K SHELL; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; PULSES; RAMAN EFFECT; SOLIDS; TIME RESOLUTION; X-RAY SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; GAS LASERS; LASERS; METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA; RESOLUTION; SPECTRA; TIMING PROPERTIES