AN EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A PULSED, SUBMILLIMETER LASER INTERFEROMETER FOR TRANSIENT PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS

摘要

The application of a far-infrared inter¬ferometer to transient plasma diagnostics is described. The experimental perform¬ance of the interferometer under varying plasma conditions is presented. Detailed discussion is devoted to such important system parameters as observable density range, spatial resolution, time response, calibration techniques, and gamma radia¬tion effects.