X-ray-line self-absorption and electron density determination in a laser-created plasma
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 29 (3) , 1606-1608
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.29.1606
Abstract
By use of a suitable target geometry, self-absorption of x-ray lines has been evidenced and measured in a laser-created aluminum plasma. Solution of the radiative-transfer equation allows inference of optical depth and electron density from plasma-expansion data.Keywords
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