Single shot multi-time frame imaging of plasmas with a frequency tagged GHz pulse train
Plasma Physics
2025-09-24 v1 Optics
Abstract
Studying plasma dynamics is crucial for understanding processes like inertial confinement fusion, material damage, and shockwave formation from intense laser or current interactions. While pump-probe methods are standard for capturing these dynamics, single-shot experiments using high-power, low-repetition-rate systems with custom targets are challenging. We present a novel imaging technique using a synchronized GHz-rate spectrally tagged probe laser to capture multiple time-resolved snapshots from a single pump event.
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@article{arxiv.2509.18336,
title = {Single shot multi-time frame imaging of plasmas with a frequency tagged GHz pulse train},
author = {Justin Twardowski and Conrad Kuz and Mohamed Yaseen Noor and Andy Lee and Jason Leicht and Mikhail Slipchenko and Enam Chowdhury},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.18336},
year = {2025}
}