Self-Steepening of the Density Profile of a CO2-Laser-Produced Plasma

R. Fedosejevs, I. V. Tomov, N. H. Burnett, G. D. Enright, and M. C. Richardson
Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, 932 – Published 10 October 1977
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Interferometric measurements of plasmas produced by CO2-laser pulses at intensities of 1014 W cm−2 provide direct evidence for density-profile modification due to radiation pressure.

  • Received 25 May 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.932

©1977 American Physical Society

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R. Fedosejevs*, I. V. Tomov, N. H. Burnett, G. D. Enright, and M. C. Richardson

  • Division of Physics, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6, Canada

  • *Work performed in partial fulfillment of a Ph.D. degree, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

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Vol. 39, Iss. 15 — 10 October 1977

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