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Download or read book Determination of Spatial and Temporal Electron Density and Temporal Electron Temperature in Laser-Produced Gaseous Deuterium Plasmas written by Winston Kent Pendleton (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The temporal and spatial electron density distribution and the temporal variation of electron temperature have been determined in gaseous deuterium plasmas produced by a laser. In addition to these measurements, made during laser irradiation of the plasma, the plasma growth rate, laser-plasma absorption and reflection interaction, and pressure dependence of laser intensity breakdown threshold have been determined. A time-variable reflectivity ruby laser with a pulse duration of 4 nanoseconds was employed in these experiments at gas pressures from 100 to 600 torr. The electron density and temperature measurements represent a major addition to the data available on laser-produced plasmas. (Author).