Plasma conditions generated by interaction of a high brightness, prepulse free Raman amplified KrF laser pulse with solid targets
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· Physical Review Letters; (United States)
- The Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College of Science, Technology Medicine, Prince Consort Road, London SW72BZ (United Kingdom)
A high brightness, Raman amplified KrF laser has been used to irradiate solid targets with 12 ps laser pulses at intensities above 10[sup 15] W/cm[sup 2] without the presence of a preformed plasma caused by low level amplified spontaneous emission prepulse. Time-resolved x-ray spectroscopy of the [ital K]-shell emission from aluminum was used to infer electron densities in excess of 10[sup 23] cm[sup [minus]3] at temperatures of several hundred electronvolts.
- OSTI ID:
- 6829566
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 69:26; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700320* -- Plasma Diagnostic Techniques & Instrumentation-- (1992-)
700350 -- Plasma Production
Heating
Current Drive
& Interactions-- (1992-)
ALUMINIUM
AMPLIFICATION
BRIGHTNESS
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ELEMENTS
EMISSION SPECTRA
EXCIMER LASERS
GAS LASERS
K SHELL
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LASERS
METALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASMA
PULSES
RAMAN EFFECT
RESOLUTION
SOLIDS
SPECTRA
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
X-RAY SPECTRA
700320* -- Plasma Diagnostic Techniques & Instrumentation-- (1992-)
700350 -- Plasma Production
Heating
Current Drive
& Interactions-- (1992-)
ALUMINIUM
AMPLIFICATION
BRIGHTNESS
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ELEMENTS
EMISSION SPECTRA
EXCIMER LASERS
GAS LASERS
K SHELL
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
LASERS
METALS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASMA
PULSES
RAMAN EFFECT
RESOLUTION
SOLIDS
SPECTRA
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
X-RAY SPECTRA