• DocumentCode
    1680995
  • Title

    Electromagnetic field coupled to filaments in air for plasma characterization studies

  • Author

    Schmitt-Sody, A. ; Lucero, A. ; O´Loughlin, J. ; Roach, W.P. ; Noojin, G.D. ; Cain, C.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present new insights into laser filament coupling to a high AC electric field strength of 100kV/m. Previous studies showed a short delay time for filament coupling. Our observations indicate a large time delay between the plasma and the discharge of the high field strength.
  • Keywords
    discharges (electric); plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; AC electric field strength; delay time; electromagnetic field; high field strength discharge; laser filament coupling; plasma characterization; Delay; Discharges (electric); Electric fields; Electrodes; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326695