@article{477ef00a6ec34d0aa89e8a5f40d06309,
title = "Thomson scattering measurement of laser-produced plasma in a magnetic thrust chamber",
abstract = "Laser fusion rocket is one of the candidate propulsion devices for Mars exploration. It obtains thrust from the interaction between plasma and magnetic field and this propulsion system is called magnetic thrust chamber. We constructed a spectrometer with high wavelength resolution of 35 pm to obtain plasma parameters by measuring ion feature of laser Thomson scattering from a laser-produced plasma in a magnetic thrust chamber. We obtain the plasma parameters such as electron temperature, electron density, and velocity as well as the plasma density structure showing the stagnation of the plasma by magnetic field.",
author = "Yutaro Itadani and Taichi Morita and Naoya Saito and Masafumi Edamoto and Tomihiko Kojima and Mariko Takagi and Keisuke Nagashima and Shinsuke Fujioka and Akifumi Yogo and Hiroaki Nishimura and Atushi Sunahara and Yoshitaka Mori and Tomoyuki Johzaki and Hideki Nakashima and Naoji Yamamoto",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank the dedicated technical support by the staff at the GEKKO-XII facility. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI grant number 15K18283 and 17K14876, and this work was performed under the joint research project of the Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research.",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1585/PFR.13.1306016",
language = "English",
volume = "13",
journal = "Plasma and Fusion Research",
issn = "1880-6821",
publisher = "The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research (JSPF)",
}