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Backward and forward stimulated Raman scattering from thin foil targets with a 0. 26. mu. m laser

Journal Article · · Physics of Fluids B; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.859572· OSTI ID:7166076
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  1. Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France (FR)
Time-resolved spectra of backward and forward stimulated Raman scattering were measured from the interaction of 0.26 {mu}m laser radiation with foil targets. The plastic foil targets were designed to go underdense before the peak of the 450 psec, 2{times}10{sup 15} W/cm{sup 2} laser pulse. The Raman spectra were quite narrow at any one time ({Delta}{omega}/{omega}{similar to}0.05) and shifted to shorter wavelengths during the pulse. The backward Raman spectra can be well predicted by assuming that the Raman occurs in a disk-shaped region on the top of the parabolic density profile, using well accepted threshold estimates.
OSTI ID:
7166076
Journal Information:
Physics of Fluids B; (USA), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids B; (USA) Vol. 2:1; ISSN 0899-8221; ISSN PFBPE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English