LASER LIGHT SCATTERING AS A PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE.

Abstract

The effort here was concerned with initiating a long term experimental study to develop the method of laser light scattering as a plasma diagnostic technique. This was done with a ruby laser and a grating spectometer coupled with sensitive detectors, at the steady state plasma facility at the Naval Postgraduate School. Although attempts to detect the extremely low levels of scattered light failed, excellent progress was made in determining existing apparatus limitations and in recognizing which system parameter may be adjusted in order to detect the scattered light; this will enable the future experimenter to progress with a minimum of overlap. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0710718

Entities

People

  • Alfred Anthony Pease

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Lasers
  • Light Scattering
  • Ruby Lasers
  • Scattering
  • Steady State
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy