The Use of a Solid Target Irradiated by a High-Power Laser Pulse as a Source of Cold Gas for Laser Heating Experiments.
Abstract
The goal of these experiments is to provide a modestly warm plasma which is contained in a magnetic well suitable for future fast compression experiments. Presently, as part of the LINUS Program at NRL, the authors are thinking in terms of a Cusp magnetic field. In this paper, they report the results of efforts to create such a 'puff of gas' by irradiating a polyethylene target with 1.06 micrometer radiation from a Q-switched Nd/glass laser.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA006837
Entities
People
- Joseph R. Greig
- R. E. Pechacek
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory