We present results of a laser Doppler‐shift technique which gives the velocity profiles of ablatively accelerated targets. Measurements of the effects of laser beam nonuniformity on the target acceleration are presented and interpreted in the context of laser pellet fusion.
Topics
Doppler effect
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