Interaction of a short-wave laser beam with a plasma

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5002708

Andreev, N E; Silin, V P; Stenchikov, G L; Shirokov, A S

Collisional dissipation, which results in a heating of the bulk of the electrons, becomes much more important when a plasma is heated by the fourth harmonic of the beam from a neodymium laser. The electrons in the corona of the laser plasma retain their two-temperature distribution. The spectral characteristics of the light which is specularly reflected by the plasma near the fundamental frequency of the pump beam are studied. The dynamics of the second-harmonic generation is studied.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5002708
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 8:1; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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