Marconi, Mario C., authorNg, Andrew, authorHunter, James R., authorShlyaptsev, Vyacheslav N., authorNilsen, Joseph, authorKeenan, Roisin, authorRocca, Jorge J., authorMoon, Stephen J., authorSmith, Raymond F., authorFilevich, Jorge, authorDunn, James, authorCambridge University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032005Dunn, James, et al., Picosecond 14.7 nm Interferometry of High Intensity Laser-Produced Plasmas, Laser and Particle Beams 23, no. 1 (March 2005): 9-13.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67844Also part of the Proceedings of 28th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter (ECLIM), Rome, Italy, 5-10 September, 2004.We have developed a compact, 14.7 nm, sub-5 ps X-ray laser source at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) together with a Mach-Zehnder type diffraction grating interferometer built at Colorado State University for probing dense, high intensity laser-produced plasmas. The short wavelength and pulse length of the probe reduces refraction, absorption effects within the plasma and minimizes plasma motion blurring. This unique diagnostic capability gives precise two-dimensional (2D) density profile snapshots and is generating new data for rapidly evolving laser-heated plasmas. A review of the results from dense, mm-scale line focus plasma experiments will be described with detailed comparisons to hydrodynamic simulations.born digitalarticleseng©2005 Cambridge University Press.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.x-ray lasersx-ray opticslaser-produced plasmasinterferometerText