Spot Spectroscopy: Local Spectroscopic Measurements within Laser-Produced Plasmas.

Abstract

Use of a locally embedded tracer in laser-irradiated solid targets yields a localized source of diagnostic x-ray line radiation in the blowoff plasma. This technique potentially eliminates problems of chord-integration over regions of varying density and temperature in an inhomogeneous plasma, and reduces complications due to plasma opacity effects in the interpretation of spectra. Spectra obtained in an experimental test of this new technique are of a quality superior to those obtained from standard laser-produced plasmas, and should provide the best tests to date of spectroscopic models for these plasma conditions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1982
Accession Number
ADA114165

Entities

People

  • Jacob Grün
  • M. Fink
  • M. J. Herbst
  • P. G. Burkhalter
  • R. R. Whitlock

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Foil
  • Cameras
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Films
  • Images
  • Laser Produced Plasmas
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Photonic Metamaterials
  • Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Spectral Lines
  • Spectroscopy
  • X Ray Spectroscopy
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy