Applied physics
No. 3, 2001

Study of plasma parameters appearing
under laser irradiation of spherical target


Yu.D. Bogunenko, G.A. Bondarenko, G.V. Dolgoljova,
W.A. Zhmajlo, A.G. Kravchenko, E.A. Novikova,
V.A. Starodubtsev, V.P. Statsenko

Russian Federal Nuclear Center - All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics
(RFNC-VNIIFF), Sarov, Niz. Novgorod reg., Russia

  A plasma cloud was obtained by laser irradiation of spherical targets in the vacuum chamber. The measurements and calculations of plasma cloud parameters are described. Properties of laser impulse: E = 10²J, t = 0,5 nsec,
l = 1,315 mm. Background air pressure: 10-2 torr.

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