Spectroscopic Study of Laser-Induced Cu Plasma With and Without the Confinement of a Substrate

Optical emission spectroscopic studies have been carried out on the laser-induced copper plasma generated in the process of laser-driven flyer (with the substrate confinement). The copper plasma in the air (without the substrate confinement) has also been researched in order to know the differences between the plasma with the confinement and that without the confinement. The plasma is assumed to be in local thermodynamic equilibrium. The result shows that, under the same laser fluence, the plasma exists a longer time with the confinement. The time-resolved electron temperature and density with the confinement are higher than those with no confinement. The substrate deposited with Cu foil plays an important role in enhancing the temperature and the density of the plasma. The electron temperature and density with confinement increase with a larger scope as the laser fluence increases than that with no confinement.