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The change of the properties of the plasma ball created in the laser blow-off process is investigated in interaction with residual gas and buffer gas particles during its flight in space. The main process of the interaction is the collision leading to plasma particle loss. The center of mass velocity and the temperature of the ball weakly depend on the buffer gas density because the plasma is mainly collisionless.
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