Four-frame picosecond interferometry system for probing near-critical density CO2 laser-produced plasmas
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We describe a four-frame picosecond green laser interferometer developed at the Neptune Laboratory at UCLA. This diagnostic is applied for measuring the dynamics of CO2 laser produced plasmas in a He gas jet. An example of results of the modification of the plasma density profile by the radiation pressure of the laser pulse is presented.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014