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Diagnostics of high-brightness short-pulse lasers and the plasmas they generate

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10120583· OSTI ID:10120583

The properties of a laser influence the interaction of the intense laser light with materials. The authors will describe some of the diagnostics that they have implemented at the Los Alamos Bright Source to correlate the changes in the x-ray spectrum and temporal history of a laser generated silicon plasmas with the changes of the incident XeCl laser light. One property is of special interest, the existence of a short prepulse. They find that the prepulse enhances the generation of the x-rays from a later pulse.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
10120583
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--94-271; CONF-940142--3; ON: DE94006165
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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