A Fast Interferometer Using a Nitrogen Laser for Dense Plasmas |
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| Authors: | Bar-Avraham E Fisher A Mako F Peacock J Shiloh J |
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| Institution: | Department of Physics University of California Irvine, California 92717; |
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| Abstract: | A Mach-Zehnder interferometer utilizing a short pulse (5 ns FWHM) nitrogen laser has been built and successfully operated. This system is capable of measuring plasma electron densities higher than 1020 cm-3 and is simple as well as inexpensive. The same system can be used for schlieren and shadow photography. Examples of an interferogram and a shadowgraph of a high density plasma are presented. |
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