MEASUREMENT OF LASER-PLASMA ELECTRON-DENSITY WITH A SOFT-X-RAY LASER DEFLECTOMETER

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RESS, D [1 ]
DASILVA, LB [1 ]
LONDON, RA [1 ]
TREBES, JE [1 ]
MROWKA, S [1 ]
PROCASSINI, RJ [1 ]
BARBEE, TW [1 ]
LEHR, DE [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT PHYS,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1126/science.265.5171.514
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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A soft x-ray laser (wavelength lambda = 15.5 nanometers) was used to create a moire deflectogram of a high-density, laser-produced plasma. The use of deflectometry at this short wavelength permits measurement of the density spatial profile in a long-scalelength (3 millimeters), high-density plasma. A peak density of 3.2 x 10(21) per cubic centimeter was recorded.
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