Collective Thomson scattering measurement of plasma evolution during the current pulse in a laser-triggered switch

Gottfried, Jacob A.; Rose, Charles E.; Simpson, Sean; Yalin, Azer P.

doi:10.1063/5.0131471

Collective Thomson scattering measurement of plasma evolution during the current pulse in a laser-triggered switch

Journal Article · Sun Dec 11 23:00:00 EST 2022 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0131471· OSTI ID:1903047

; Rose, Charles E.; Simpson, Sean;

High-voltage laser-triggered switches (HV-LTSs) are used in pulsed-power applications where low jitter and precise timing are required. The switches allow operation in the megaampere, megavolt regime while maintaining low insertion losses. Currently, there is a lack of detailed plasma measurements in these switches, yet such measurements are needed to elucidate the detailed physics, which include a range of processes such as laser breakdown, streamer formation and growth, current flow, plasma evolution, and cooling. Detailed spatially- and temporally resolved measurements of plasma properties within the switches could contribute to validating and advancing numeric models of these systems. This contribution presents laser Thomson scattering measurements of the electron number density and temperature evolution in a HV-LTS. The switch was operated at 6 kV with current flow for a duration of 145 ns and a peak current density of 0.2 MA/cm2 into a matched load. The Thomson scattering diagnostic system uses a 532 nm probe from an Nd:YAG laser allowing a temporal resolution of ∼10 ns. We find that during the switch current pulse, the plasma electron temperature rose from a starting value of 8.1 ± 1.6 eV (due to cooling of the earlier trigger laser plasma) to a peak value of 26 ± 5 eV with an associated increase in the electron density from 8.6 ± 1.7 × 1017 to 3.1 ± 0.6 × 1018 cm−3.

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Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 121; ISSN 0003-6951

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