An investigation of early disturbances found in association with laser-produced plasmas
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Authors
Brooks, Kenneth Montgomery
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Advisors
Cooper, A.W.
Schwirzke, F.
Date of Issue
1973-12
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
A plasma was produced by the interaction of a 300 MW, 25 nsec, Nd
laser pulse with an aluminum target. The resulting plasma expanded into
an ambient background of 2.5 X 10"^ torr and was analyzed using floating
double probes, magnetic probes and a quartz pressure probe. An early
disturbance was noted before arrival of the main plasma.
Further experiments separate this early signal into photoelectric
response and two fast plasma pulses traveling with constant speeds of
1.1 X 10° cm/sec and 5-9 X 10? cm/sec.
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Thesis
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Physics
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Naval Postgraduate School
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