Evidence for the Heating of a High-Density θ Pinch When Transversely Irradiated by a Pulsed CO2 Laser Beam
- 1 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 20 (11), 425-428
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654002
Abstract
A high‐density θ pinch has been irradiated by the 0.2‐J 180‐nsec pulse of a CO2 laser. Fast photography and spectroscopy monitor the plasma behavior, temperature, and density and permit a comparison with theory.Keywords
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