Evolution of spectrally discriminated spatial uniformity of line-shaped plasmas

Abstract
A space-resolved soft x-ray (SXR) transmission grating spectrometer and a SXR streak camera are used to investigate the evolution of spectrally discriminated spatial uniformity of line-shaped plasmas produced by uniform laser illumination in line focus. It is found that the spatial nonuniformity of SXR emissions and ion turbulence occur during optical laser’s heating. Various instabilities can be excited due to the long scale length in line-shaped plasmas to produce the phenomenon.