Megagauss Magnetic Field Profiles in Laser-Produced Plasmas

Abstract

Measurement of spatial profiles of self-generated magnetic fields in Nd: glass-laser-produced pla$\stackrel{\mathrm{`}}{\mathrm{s}}$mas have been made with high temporal and spatial resolution (30 ps, 1.5 \ensuremath{\mu}m) by simultaneous Faraday rotation and interferometry using a Raman-shifted second-harmonic probe beam.