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Optical Time-Resolved Diagnostics of Laser-Produced Plasmas

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The paper presents the general challenges of diagnostics for laser-produced plasmas related to their small dimensions and short duration but also to the presence of very strong temperature and density gradient in the plasma. In particular, we focus on more detailed examples related to optical diagnostics for the undercritical region of the plasma: shadowgraphy, schlieren, interferometry, polarimetry.

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This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Enabling Research Projects: AWP17-ENR-IFE-CEA-01 «Preparation and Realization of European Shock Ignition Experiments» and AWP17-ENR-IFE-CEA-02 «StarkZee: Towards a universal benchmarked Stark-Zeeman code for spectroscopic diagnostics» and has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014–2018 under grant agreement No. 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. The work was also supported by the Competitiveness Program of NRNU MEPhI, Russia.

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  1. CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Laser Intense at Applications), UMR 5107, University Bordeaux, 33405, Talence, France

    D. Batani, J. Santos, P. Forestier-Colleoni, D. Mancelli, M. Ehret & J. Trela

  2. ILE, Institute of Laser Engineering, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan

    A. Morace

  3. IPPLM, Warsaw, Poland

    K. Jakubowska

  4. University of York, York, UK

    L. Antonelli

  5. High Energy Density Science Division, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA

    D. del Sorbo

  6. LOA, ENSTA, Palaiseau, France

    M. Manclossi & M. Veltcheva

  7. Department of Plasma Physics, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow, Russia

    D. Batani

  8. Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque, Spain

    D. Mancelli

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Batani, D., Santos, J., Forestier-Colleoni, P. et al. Optical Time-Resolved Diagnostics of Laser-Produced Plasmas. J Fusion Energ 38, 299–314 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-019-00218-4

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