Fine-Scale Structures in Plasmas Stimulated by a CLaser
- 25 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (26) , 1811-1814
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.1811
Abstract
Remarkable density structures are observed in the plasma generated during the rise of a high-power C laser. Jetlike structures and density bowls are seen in interferograms. Infrared imaging shows that these bowls are linked to localized Brillouin-instability backscatter. Depolarization measurements also exhibit filamentary structures that extend far into the underdense regions of the plasma.
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