DEPARTMENT OF PLASMA PHYSICS

EARLIER EXPERIMENTS

Laser Plasma

Investigations

1. Study of the characteristics of plasma created in the focus of the CO₂ laser (laser spark).


2. Study of the characteristics and dynamics of the shock wave, which is created in laser spark, in the media of different density.


3. Generation of electric currents and magnetic fields in the laser plasma.


4. Study of the physical processes and efficiency of laser energy transformation into electric energy.


5. Development of infrared holographic method.


6. Development of infrared interferometric method and choosing of the detector materials in order to measure the density of plasma electron component in the range 10¹⁵ - 10¹⁸ cm^-3.