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Intensity ratios of the resonant Na((lambda) equals 589 nm) to H(alpha ) ((lambda) equals 656 nm) emission lines have been measured for 10 GW/cm2 KrF laser radiation ((lambda) = 248 nm, tpulse equals 17 ns) interacting with 50 micrometers diameter saltwater droplets as a function of position in the breakdown region parallel to the incident laser beam. Results indicate the H(alpha ) emission intensity is highly non-uniform through the plasma plume and is highest in the plume ejected back toward the laser beam. In contrast, the Na emission line intensity shows a much weaker spatial dependence as a function of position within the plasma plume. Calibration data are also reported for the ratio of Na to H(alpha ) emission intensities as a function of Na concentration (0-2000 ppm) for approximately equals 20 micrometers diameter monodisperse droplets located at a fixed observation point in the plasma plume. Future research will extend the ratioing technique to remotely measure droplet salt concentrations in polydisperse saltwater sprays.
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Dennis R. Alexander, Dana E. Poulain, Scott A. Schaub, John P. Barton, "Nonlinear laser interactions with saltwater aerosols," Proc. SPIE 1497, Nonlinear Optics and Materials, (1 September 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46766