title: Investigation of the onset and development of forward scattering in an underdense plasma.
abstract: We investigate the distortion of a spatial intensity modulation imposed on a 527 nm f/10 probe beam as it transmits through an underdense plasma characterized with Thomson scattering. Combining the measurements with full wave simulations of beam propagation through the entire plasma show that the key features of the data can be reproduced using the Kaiser thermal transport model.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, PO Box 808, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Glenzer
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hawreliak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouveia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wark