Measurements of electron density evolution and beam self-focusing in a laser-produced plasma
- 11 March 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 32 (10), 517-520
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.32.517
Abstract
Space- and time-resolved interferometric measurements of electron density in a C-laser-produced plasma in helium show the development and evolution of radial profiles with on-axis minima, resulting in self-focusing of the laser beam.
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