Science, Vol.265, No.5171, 514-517, 1994
Measurement of Laser-Plasma Electron-Density with a Soft-X-Ray Laser Deflectometer
A soft x-ray laser (wavelength lambda = 15.5 nanometers) was used to create a moire deflectogram of a high-density, laser-produced plasma. The use of deflectometry at this short wavelength permits measurement of the density spatial profile in a long-scalelength (3 millimeters), high-density plasma. A peak density of 3.2 x 10(21) per cubic centimeter was recorded.