Laser-plasma interactions in the Scylla IC experiment: Preliminary analysis
Abstract
The interaction of high power laser beams with theta-pinch plasmas is examined. For the specific constraints of the CO2 laser and Scylla I-C, and with the theta-pinch fill pressure as a primary variable (100 mT-1000 mT), the physical problems of plasma heating, laser light backscatter, and channeling (converging diffraction of the laser beam) are considered. Prediction of the theta-pinch plasma parameters, prior to laser heating, is developed using snowplow theory.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975STIN...7533389Y
- Keywords:
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- Laser Outputs;
- Plasma Interactions;
- Scylla;
- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Light Scattering;
- Pinch Effect;
- Plasma Heating;
- Lasers and Masers