Imaging of the spatial distribution of atoms in an optical-breakdown plasma, with one-dimensional coherent hyper-Raman scattering

abstract

• A technique based on coherent four-wave mixing with a hyper-Raman resonance in wide beams was developed for line-by-line reconstruction of the spatial distribution of excited atoms in a laser-produced plasma. This method was used to study the spatial distribution of excited lead atoms in an optical-breakdown plasma formed on a metal target. A comparison was made of the technique of constructing plasma images line-by-line with a four-photon technique of point-by-point measurements. Estimates were obtained of the spatial resolution of the proposed technique. Potential applications of this approach in plasma diagnostics were analysed.

authors

• Miles, Richard

published proceedings

• QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

author list (cited authors)

• Akimov, D. A., Zheltikov, A. M., Koroteev, N. I., Miles, R. B., Naumov, A. N., Sidorov-Biryukov, D. A., & Fedotov, A. B.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Akimov, DA||Zheltikov, AM||Koroteev, NI||Miles, RB||Naumov, AN||Sidorov-Biryukov, DA||Fedotov, AB

publication date

• December 1998

publisher

• IOP Publishing  Publisher

published in

• Quantum Electronics  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5102 Atomic, Molecular And Optical Physics
• Bioengineering

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1070/QE1998v028n12ABEH001393

start page

• 1076

end page

• 1081

volume

• 28

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1070/qe1998v028n12abeh001393