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  • Plasma physics
  • Optical diagnostics
  • Interferometry

Background:

  • Accurate density profiling of plasma and gas jets is crucial for understanding various physical phenomena.
  • Existing diagnostic techniques may have limitations in spatial resolution, area coverage, or real-time capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel second-harmonic, dispersion interferometer for imaging large-area plasma-jet and gas-jet density profiles.
  • To achieve high spatial resolution and sensitivity for quantitative density measurements.
  • To demonstrate the technique's suitability for real-time density diagnostics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a second-harmonic, dispersion interferometer with achromatic telescopes for beam magnification and de-magnification.
  • Employed a phase-transfer mechanism between primary and second-harmonic laser beams to measure dispersive-phase changes.
  • Applied digital subtraction to remove background phase shifts and an inverse Abel transform to reconstruct 2D density profiles.

Main Results:

  • Achieved imaging of large-area (≃5 cm²) plasma and gas jets with a spatial resolution of Δxres ≃ 100 μm.
  • Demonstrated a minimum phase-change sensitivity of Δϕmin ≳ 15 mrad.
  • Successfully recovered 2D density profiles, yielding peak densities of Ngas ≃ 6 × 10²⁰ cm⁻³ and Ne ≃ 5 × 10¹⁶ cm⁻³.

Conclusions:

  • The developed second-harmonic, dispersion interferometer is a powerful tool for quantitative density measurements of plasma and gas jets.
  • The technique offers high sensitivity, spatial resolution, and scalability for real-time diagnostic applications.
  • This method advances the capability for in-situ analysis of dynamic density variations.