Stimulated Brillouin scattering in picosecond time scales: Experiments and modeling

  • H. A. Baldis
  • , D. M. Villeneuve
  • , B. La Fontaine
  • , G. D. Enright
  • , C. Labaune
  • , S. Baton
  • , Ph Mounaix
  • , D. Pesme
  • , M. Casanova
  • , W. Rozmus

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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in laser produced plasma using a laser pump with a duration of 8-10 psec. The experiments were performed in a preformed plasma to minimize the flow velocity and have the same plasma conditions over a large range of laser intensities. The reflectivity was then compared to theoretical results over an intensity range of 1013-2X1015 W/cm 2. A short pulse was used so that the SBS was in the temporally growing regime and saturation was not an issue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3319-3327
Number of pages9
JournalPhysics of Fluids B
Volume5
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1993

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