Anomalous visible emission observed from the rear side of laser irradiated thin transparent targets
Abstract
Visible emission measurements from the rear surface of laser-irradiated thin transparent target foils show a transient light flash followed by secondary light emission due to rear surface heating. This temporal signature is different from that reported in shock experiments in transparent solids. It permits rear surface temperature determinations on laser-accelerated targets to be made.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8120417G
- Keywords:
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- Energy Transfer;
- Foils (Materials);
- Laser Plasmas;
- Laser Targets;
- Temperature Measuring Instruments;
- Visible Spectrum;
- Emission Spectra;
- Heat Transfer;
- Lasers and Masers