Thomson scattering from aluminum laser plasmas in air

Liu, Yuan; Bousquet, Bruno; Richardson, Martin; Baudelet, Matthieu

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Thomson scattering from aluminum laser plasmas in air

Date

2013

Authors

Abstract

Thomson scattering is reported for the first time to measure electron density and temperature of aluminum laser plasma in air. Electron and excitation temperatures are compared to discuss local thermodynamic equilibrium in such plasmas.