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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1632-1640 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |