Title :
Optical probing of laser-produced plasmas for laboratory simulations of magnetic astrophysical jets
Author :
Brady, Parrish ; Valanju, Prashant ; Bengtson, Roger ; Ditmire, Todd
Author_Institution :
Department of physics, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
Abstract :
We investigate laboratory simulations of magnetic astrophysical jets using optical probing. We have observed differences in laser-produced plasmas with and without a magnetic field using interferometric measurements.
Keywords :
Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Optical interferometry; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431077
