Determination of the Electron Density Profile in a Laser Plasma by Stark Broadening of Spectral Lines (Opredelenie Profilya Elektronnoi Plotnosti v Lazernoi Plazme po Shtarkovskomu Ushireniyu Spektralnykh linii),
Abstract
Electron density measurements in a carbon plasma created by heating a solid target with about 1 GW emission from a glass laser were performed. The dependence of Ne on the distance from the target was determined by Stark broadening of H-like Carbon VI spectral lines in the vacuum and quartz ultraviolet regions. The Doppler shift of Carbon IV ion absorption lines (like Fraunhofer solar lines) permitted the measurement of the asymptotic gas-dynamic velocity of ion expansion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0746221
Entities
People
- E. V. Aglitskii
- G. V. Sklizkov
- S. M. Zakharov
- V. A. Boiko
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory