title: Flow-induced beam steering in a single laser hot spot
abstract: The transmitted angular distribution of a 527 nm nearly diffraction-limited laser is measured after it propagates through a plasma with supersonic transverse flow. The laser beam is deflected by as much as 10 degrees and exhibits bowlike features in the flow direction, which is attributed to flow-induced beam steering. The finite interaction volume allows for direct comparison with a 3D hydrodynamic simulation, which is in good agreement with details of the experiment.
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cobble
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fernandez