Abstract
The high-power iodine laser PALS was used to generate highly charged Ta ions and to study non-linear processes in laser-produced plasma. Longitudinal structures of the expanding plasma, obtained by using an X-ray streak camera on a time scale 2 ns, are presented. Various bright spots (moon-like, half-moon-like), expansion-path curvature and even their splitting were recorded. These phenomena are ascribed to the effect of the magnetic field that is self-generated at high laser intensities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 463-471 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids |
Volume | 165 |
Issue number | 6-10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was kindly supported by the Grant Agency of the ASCR, v.v.i. (grant no. IAA 100100715).
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Laser plasma
- Magnetic self-focusing
- Non-linear processes
- Pinching
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiation
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics