Comparison of the electron density measurements using Thomson scattering and emission spectroscopy for laser induced breakdown in one atmosphere of helium

E. Nedanovska; G. Nersisyan; T. J. Morgan; L. Hüwel; C. L. S. Lewis; D. Riley; W. G. Graham

doi:10.1063/1.3672817

Comparison of the electron density measurements using Thomson scattering and emission spectroscopy for laser induced breakdown in one atmosphere of helium

E. Nedanovska^*
, G. Nersisyan
, T. J. Morgan
, L. Hüwel
, C. L. S. Lewis
, D. Riley
, W. G. Graham

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Mathematics and Physics

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Thomson scattering from laser-induced plasma in atmospheric helium was used to obtain temporally and spatially resolved electron temperature and density profiles. Electron density measurements at 5 s after breakdown are compared with those derived from the separation of the allowed and forbidden components of the 447.1 nm He I line. Plasma is created using 9 ns, 140 mJ pulses from Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. Electron densities of ~5 × 10 cm are in good agreement with Thomson scattering measurements, benchmarking this emission line as a useful diagnostic for high density plasmas.

Original language	English
Article number	261504
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	99
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3672817
Publication status	Published - 26 Dec 2011

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