Nonlinear-optical imaging and tagging of atoms and molecules in plasmas and gas flows Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • The possibilities of two nonlinear-optical techniques for plasma imaging and flow tagging are discussed taking into account distortions of two-dimensional four wave mixing (FWM) maps of plasma species due to phase mismatch and one-photon absorption. The implemented experimental technique for imaging the relative populations of excited states of atoms in a decaying low-temperature plasma of optical breakdown induced on the surface of a metal target is based on three-color coherent FWM with hyper-Raman resonances. The implemented technique was applied to map the spatial distributions of excited lead and nitrogen atoms in a laser plasma produced on the surface of a lead target in ambient air.

name of conference

  • Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the International Quantum Electronics Conference. Conference Edition. 1998 Technical Digest Series, Vol.7 (IEEE Cat. No.98CH36236)

published proceedings

  • Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the International Quantum Electronics Conference. Conference Edition. 1998 Technical Digest Series, Vol.7 (IEEE Cat. No.98CH36236)

author list (cited authors)

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

citation count

  • 0

complete list of authors

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

publication date

  • January 1998