OPTIKA ATMOSFERY I OKEANA JOURNAL
V.E. ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS
Vol. 17, issue 02-03, article # 1
pdf Osipov V. V., Volkov N. B., Platonov V. V., Ivanov M. G. Peculiarities of evolution of a laser plasma jet from a graphite target . // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 2004. V. 17. No. 02-03. P. 93-95.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
The results of investigation into unstable behavior of a plasma jet produced by the long-pulse CO2 laser irradiation of a graphite target are reported. A mushroom-like shape of the glowing area is shown to be determined by the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of the carbon plasma-air interface and formation of nanoparticles in the plasma expanding into the buffer gas.