Electron density measurements of high density plasmas using soft X-ray laser interferometry

L. B. Da Silva; T. W. Barbee; R. Cauble; P. Celliers; D. Ciarlo; S. Libby; R. A. London; Dennis L Matthews; S. Mrowka; J. C. Moreno; D. Ress; J. E. Trebes; A. S. Wan; F. Weber

Electron density measurements of high density plasmas using soft X-ray laser interferometry

L. B. Da Silva, T. W. Barbee, R. Cauble, P. Celliers, D. Ciarlo, S. Libby, R. A. London, Dennis L Matthews, S. Mrowka, J. C. Moreno, D. Ress, J. E. Trebes, A. S. Wan, F. Weber

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We have developed and used for the first time a soft x-ray interferometer to probe a large laserproduced plasma with micron spatial resolutions. A neonlike yttrium x-ray laser operating at 155 Å was combined with a multilayer coated Mach-Zehnder interferometer to obtain electron density profiles in a plasma produced by laser irradiation of a CH target. The measured electron density profile has been compared to hydrodynamic simulations and shows good agreement near the ablation surface but some discrepancy exists at lower densities.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3991-3994
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	74
Issue number	20
State	Published - May 15 1995
Externally published	Yes

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Electron density measurements of high density plasmas using soft X-ray laser interferometry. / Da Silva, L. B.; Barbee, T. W.; Cauble, R.; Celliers, P.; Ciarlo, D.; Libby, S.; London, R. A.; Matthews, Dennis L; Mrowka, S.; Moreno, J. C.; Ress, D.; Trebes, J. E.; Wan, A. S.; Weber, F.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 74, No. 20, 15.05.1995, p. 3991-3994.

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