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Title: Note: Characterization of the plasma parameters of a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide to guide an intense laser pulse

Abstract

We demonstrated the production of an optical waveguide in a capillary discharge-produced plasma using a cylindrical capillary. Plasma parameters of its waveguide were characterized by use of both a Nomarski laser interferometer and a hydrogen plasma line spectrum. A space-averaged maximum temperature of 3.3 eV with electron densities of the order of 10{sup 17} cm{sup -3} was observed at a discharge time of 150 ns and a maximum discharge current of 400 A. An ultrashort, intense laser pulse was guided by use of this plasma channel.

Authors:
;  [1]; ; ;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences and Center for Optical Research and Education (CORE), Utsunomiya University, Yoto 7-1-2, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585 (Japan)
  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Kami-tomiokamachi 1603-1, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188 (Japan)
  3. Center for Energy Research, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0438 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22053988
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 81; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CAPILLARIES; CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON DENSITY; EV RANGE; HYDROGEN; INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PULSES; SPECTRA; WAVEGUIDES

Citation Formats

Higashiguchi, Takeshi, Yugami, Noboru, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kanagawa, Saitama 332-0012, Hikida, Masafumi, Terauchi, Hiromitsu, Jinxiang, Bai, Kikuchi, Takashi, and Yezheng, Tao. Note: Characterization of the plasma parameters of a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide to guide an intense laser pulse. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3397321.
Higashiguchi, Takeshi, Yugami, Noboru, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kanagawa, Saitama 332-0012, Hikida, Masafumi, Terauchi, Hiromitsu, Jinxiang, Bai, Kikuchi, Takashi, & Yezheng, Tao. Note: Characterization of the plasma parameters of a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide to guide an intense laser pulse. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3397321
Higashiguchi, Takeshi, Yugami, Noboru, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kanagawa, Saitama 332-0012, Hikida, Masafumi, Terauchi, Hiromitsu, Jinxiang, Bai, Kikuchi, Takashi, and Yezheng, Tao. 2010. "Note: Characterization of the plasma parameters of a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide to guide an intense laser pulse". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3397321.
@article{osti_22053988,
title = {Note: Characterization of the plasma parameters of a capillary discharge-produced plasma channel waveguide to guide an intense laser pulse},
author = {Higashiguchi, Takeshi and Yugami, Noboru and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kanagawa, Saitama 332-0012 and Hikida, Masafumi and Terauchi, Hiromitsu and Jinxiang, Bai and Kikuchi, Takashi and Yezheng, Tao},
abstractNote = {We demonstrated the production of an optical waveguide in a capillary discharge-produced plasma using a cylindrical capillary. Plasma parameters of its waveguide were characterized by use of both a Nomarski laser interferometer and a hydrogen plasma line spectrum. A space-averaged maximum temperature of 3.3 eV with electron densities of the order of 10{sup 17} cm{sup -3} was observed at a discharge time of 150 ns and a maximum discharge current of 400 A. An ultrashort, intense laser pulse was guided by use of this plasma channel.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3397321},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22053988}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
issn = {0034-6748},
number = 4,
volume = 81,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010},
month = {Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010}
}