Measurements of large scale-length plasmas produced from gas-filled targets
- and others
Apart from their intrinsic interest, plasma physics processes are important because they affect the coupling of the laser energy into laser-irradiated targets. Recently, new gas-filled targets have been developed to create large mm-size plasmas for the study of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). We present x-ray images and x-ray spectra to characterize these targets, which show that the plasmas are homogeneous, have electron densities of {approximately}10{sup 21} cm{sup {minus}3}, and attain electron temperatures of {approximately}3 keV. We also present SBS measurements to demonstrate how systematic studies of physical phenomena can be performed using these targets.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 105684
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-118834; CONF-9410314-4; ON: DE95015983; TRN: 95:020367
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 6. international workshop on radiative properties of hot dense matter, Sarasota, FL (United States), 31 Oct - 4 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 30 Jun 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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