Z pinch imploding plasma density profile measurements using a two-frame laser shearing interferometer

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1 II, 2002, Pages 227-238

  Qi, Niansheng ^a,b   Schein, Jochen ^a,b   Thompson, John ^a,b   Coleman, Philip ^a,b   McFarland, Mike ^a,b   Prasad, Rahul R ^a,b   Krishnan, Mahadevan ^a,b   Weber, Bruce V ^c   Moosman, B G ^c   Schumer, Joseph W ^a,c   Mosher, David ^c   Commisso, Robert J ^a,c   Bell, David ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA APPLIED SCIENCES CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plasma; Plasma measurements; Plasma retraction; Shearing interferometry

Indexed keywords

LASER SHEARING INTERFEROMETERS (LSI);

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INTERFEROMETRY; IONIZATION; LASER PULSES; POLARIMETERS; WAVEFRONTS;

PLASMA DENSITY;

EID: 0036478118     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.1003865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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