A three-frame Mach–Zehnder interferometer for measuring dense magnetized plasmas

A three-frame Mach–Zehnder interferometer (TFMZI) was developed for taking three pictures of the imploding plasma produced by one shot of fast pulsed discharge. TFMZI consists of a YAG laser, a beam splitter, and a Mach–Zehnder interferometer. By passing through the beam splitter the laser beam was...

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Published in:Review of scientific instruments 2003-03, Vol.74 (3), p.1328-1331
Main Authors: Wang, Xinxin, Zou, Xiaobing, Liu, Zhen, Han, Min, Luo, Chengmu, Ma, Ruili
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A three-frame Mach–Zehnder interferometer (TFMZI) was developed for taking three pictures of the imploding plasma produced by one shot of fast pulsed discharge. TFMZI consists of a YAG laser, a beam splitter, and a Mach–Zehnder interferometer. By passing through the beam splitter the laser beam was split into three beams with an interbeam delay of 13 ns and each laser beam will give a snapshot of the implosion state. The measurements with the TFMZI were conducted on a small gas-puff z-pinch device and gave good results. In principle an upgraded four or (more) frame Mach–Zehnder interferometer could be constructed if much improvement was made on the TFMZI.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1540720