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Time-resolved L-shell absorption spectroscopy: A direct measurement of density and temperature in a germanium laser-produced plasma

  • J. Bruneau*
  • , C. Chenais-Popovics
  • , D. Desenne
  • , J. C. Gauthier
  • , J. P. Geindre
  • , M. Klapisch
  • , J. P. Le Breton
  • , M. Louis-Jacquet
  • , D. Naccache
  • , J. P. Perrine
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

L-shell absorption of germanium transitions has been exploited for the first time to diagnose the low-temperature, high-density region of multilayered targets irradiated by 0.35m laser light at irradiances around 1014 W/cm2. A detailed atomic-physics package has been used to relate the observed absorption wavelengths to the ionic distribution from Ge vii to Ge xx and to the electron plasma parameters. Results show time-dependent temperature variations closely following the driving-laser pulse shape, in agreement with hydrocode simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1435-1438
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume65
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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