A theoretical study of a laser-irradiated capillary discharge

L. B. Petway*, C. A. Back, K. Estabrook, R. W. Lee, A. Zigler

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Abstract

A theoretical study of a laser-irradiated capillary discharge is presented. The discharge produces a columnar flow of low-temperature plasma (1 eV) with a density of 1019 atoms/cm3. This ambient low-temperature plasma is then irradiated by a 1.06-μm Nd glass laser with pulse lengths from 100 ps to 1 ns. The resultant plasma is studied, using hydrodynamic simulations coupled to a detailed kinetics model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1632-1640
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume66
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

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