Electron density and temperature contour plots from a laser-produced plasma using collective ultraviolet Thomson scattering
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Xerox Corp., Webster, NY (United States)
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Applied Science
Scattered light diagnostics offer the attractive possibility of extracting detailed spatial information about the distribution of ions and electrons and associated plasma parameters in high-density plasmas that are relevant to inertial confinement fusion (ICF). Here, temporally integrated ultraviolet collective Thomson scattering measurements were performed with frequency-quadrupled Nd:YAG laser radiation on an underdense long-scale length aluminum plasma (n{sub c} {approximately} 10{sup 21} cm{sup {minus}3}, Z {approx} 7, T{sub e} {approx} T{sub i} {ge} 50 eV, L {ge} 100 {micro}m). The plasma was preformed by an Nd:YAG fundamental beam (1.06 {micro}m) with focusable intensities of 10{sup 11} W/cm{sup 2}. Color images of two-dimensional (2-D) spatially resolved (30 {micro}m) electron density and electron temperature were obtained. These are the shortest wavelength Thomson scattering measurements on a plasma to date.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48; AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 244914
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 24, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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