Title :
Optical interferometry and data analysis of laser-produced plasmas
Author :
Aliverdiev, AA ; Batani, D. ; Dezulian, R. ; Vinci, T. ; Benuzzi-Mounaix, A. ; Koenig, M. ; Malka, V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. DSC, RAS, Makhachkala, Russia
Abstract :
We present our experimental investigations of the temporal evolution of plasmas produced by high power laser irradiation of various types of target materials. We obtained and analysed “high-quality” time-resolved streak-camera interferometric data on the evolution of the plasma electronic profile, which can directly be compared to analytical models and numerical simulations. For aluminium targets, the agreement with 1D simulations performed with the hydrocode MULTI is excellent, at least for large times (t ≥ 400 ps).
Keywords :
aluminium; data analysis; high-speed optical techniques; laser beams; phase shifting interferometry; plasma production by laser; streak cameras; Al; aluminium targets; data analysis; laser irradiation; laser temporal plasma production; optical interferometry; plasma electronic profile; plasma-induced phase shift; time-resolved streak-camera interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7043-3
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2010.5634217
