Title :
Spontaneous currents inside air filaments
Author :
Zhou, B. ; Houard, A. ; Liu, Y. ; Prade, B. ; Mysyrowicz, A. ; Couairon, A. ; Mora, P. ; Smeenk, C. ; Arissian, L. ; Corkum, P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Opt. Appl., Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Currents circulating in the plasma column of filaments in air are detected with a fast current monitor. The currents can be amplified with circularly polarized light.
Keywords :
air; plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; plasma production by laser; plasma transport processes; air filament spontaneous currents; circularly polarized light; current amplification; fast current monitor; filament plasma column circulating currents; Current measurement; Free electron lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Oscillators; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
