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A technique is described for the measurement of plasma density. Multiple beam interferometry gives simultaneous time and position information on the state of the laser-induced plasma. Experiments using a single interferometric probe at various distances from the target surface along the incident laser axis indicates that the leading edge of the blowoff absorbs a portion of the incident energy and hence additional fringe shifts are observed.
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Bruce et al. (1966) studied this question.
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