Open AccessCleaning of Thomson scattering window by a laser blow-off method
Author(s) -
K. Narihara,
S. Hirokura
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
review of scientific instruments
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.605
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1089-7623
pISSN - 0034-6748
DOI - 10.1063/1.1143847
Subject(s) - thomson scattering , laser , optics , window (computing) , scattering , materials science , pulse (music) , physics , computer science , detector , operating system
Practicability of cleaning Thomson scattering windows by a laser blow-off method is demonstrated and discussed in terms of sweep speed and window damage probability. Optimum sweep speeds of ~6 cm^2/s are obtainable with a 30-Hz, 0.4-J/pulse Nd:YAG laser
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