A study of the generation and subsequent expansion of plasmas using a single beam (532 nm) from the second harmonic generator of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser is described. The plasmas in air are studied using an intensified charge-coupled device camera over periods of 1000 ns following the laser pulses. The plasma experimental results are interpreted in terms of wave speeds and plasma temperatures. Energy balance equations are considered to estimate the plasma temperatures and the laser-supported radiation (LSR) and the laser-supported detonation (LSD) wave speeds. Within 1000 ns observation time, the circular spectral images turn elliptical because of plasma expansion toward the laser beam. The plasma expansion increases with increasing laser irradiance. A laser irradiance range of 90 450    GW / cm 2 yields LSR wave speeds between 45 and 170 km/s and LSD wave speeds of 90–130 km/s. The measured wave speeds are compared with the LSR and the LSR wave speed models. The plasma temperatures are between 90,000 and 120,000 K at 15 ns after the laser pulse based on measured emission spectra and are between 640,000 and 760,000 K at 3 ns based on the LSR model.


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    Title :

    Plasma Emission, Wave Speeds, and Temperatures of Laser-Supported Plasmas in Air


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 61 , 5 ; 1954-1963


    Publication date :

    2023-03-28


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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