Measurement of Laser-Plasma Electron Density with a Soft X-ray Laser Deflectometer
- 22 July 1994
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 265 (5171) , 514-517
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.265.5171.514
Abstract
A soft x-ray laser (wavelength λ = 15.5 nanometers) was used to create a moiré deflectogram of a high-density, laser-produced plasma. The use of deflectometry at this short wavelength permits measurement of the density spatial profile in a long-scalelength (3 millimeters), high-density plasma. A peak density of 3.2 x 1021 per cubic centimeter was recorded.Keywords
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