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Laboratory laser-produced astrophysical-like plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

B. H. Ripin ,
C. K. Manka ,
T. A. Peyser ,
E. A. McLean ,
J. A. Stamper ,
A. N. Mostovych ,
J. Grun ,
K. Kearney ,
J. R. Crawford  and
J. D. Huba
B. H. Ripin
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
C. K. Manka
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
T. A. Peyser
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
E. A. McLean
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
J. A. Stamper
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
A. N. Mostovych
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
J. Grun
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
K. Kearney
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
J. R. Crawford
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
J. D. Huba
Affiliation:
Space Plasma Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
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Abstract

Laser-produced plasmas have many properties similar to, or which can be scaled to, those encountered in space, magnetospheric, ionospheric, and astrophysical situations. We describe several such experiments performed with the PHAROS III Nd-laser facility at NRL.

Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 8 , Issue 1-2 , January 1990 , pp. 183 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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