Optical pyrometer system for collisionless shock experiments in high-power laser-produced plasmas

Rev Sci Instrum. 2012 Oct;83(10):10D514. doi: 10.1063/1.4733738.

Abstract

A temporally and spatially resolved optical pyrometer system has been fielded on Gekko XII experiments. The system is based on the self-emission measurements with a gated optical imager (GOI) and a streaked optical pyrometer (SOP). Both detectors measure the intensity of the self-emission from laser-produced plasmas at the wavelength of 450 nm with a bandpass filter with a width of ~10 nm in FWHM. The measurements were calibrated with different methods, and both results agreed with each other within 30% as previously reported [T. Morita et al., Astrophys. Space Sci. 336, 283 (2011)]. As a tool for measuring the properties of low-density plasmas, the system is applicable for the measurements of the electron temperature and density in collisionless shock experiments [Y. Kuramitsu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 175002 (2011)].

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calibration
  • Lasers*
  • Optical Devices*
  • Plasma Gases / chemistry*
  • Temperature*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Plasma Gases