• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. 4, Issue 3, 03000e26 (2016)
Jaebum Park1、2, Hector A. Baldis2, and Hui Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551, USA
  • 2University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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    DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2016.21 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jaebum Park, Hector A. Baldis, Hui Chen. The implementation and data analysis of an interferometer for intense short pulse laser experiments[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4(3): 03000e26 Copy Citation Text show less
    The pre-pulse measured by the calibrated fast diode (solid blue) and a linear fit (dotted red).
    Fig. 1. The pre-pulse measured by the calibrated fast diode (solid blue) and a linear fit (dotted red).
    (a) A simplified experimental scheme and (b) the single vertical probe beam path at the target position.
    Fig. 2. (a) A simplified experimental scheme and (b) the single vertical probe beam path at the target position.
    An image captured by the streak camera (left top) and laser signals along the vertical line on the image (right bottom) are shown.
    Fig. 3. An image captured by the streak camera (left top) and laser signals along the vertical line on the image (right bottom) are shown.
    A modified M–Z interferometer setup.
    Fig. 4. A modified M–Z interferometer setup.
    Interferogram and phase maps. The red dotted line in (a) indicates the original target–vacuum interface.
    Fig. 5. Interferogram and phase maps. The red dotted line in (a) indicates the original target–vacuum interface.
    A cylindrical geometry and the Abel transformation variables.
    Fig. 6. A cylindrical geometry and the Abel transformation variables.
    Two dimensional plasma density $(\text{cm}^{-3})$ profile extracted from the interferogram shown in Figure 5. The white color indicates densities below $5\times 10^{18}~\text{cm}^{-3}$.
    Fig. 7. Two dimensional plasma density $(\text{cm}^{-3})$ profile extracted from the interferogram shown in Figure 5. The white color indicates densities below $5\times 10^{18}~\text{cm}^{-3}$.
    Jaebum Park, Hector A. Baldis, Hui Chen. The implementation and data analysis of an interferometer for intense short pulse laser experiments[J]. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2016, 4(3): 03000e26
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