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The observed spectra of Raman light from laser-produced plasmas, most often attributed to stimulated Raman scattering, have been sufficiently complex to confound simple expectations. This has led to an interest in any trends that may exist in the observed spectral structure. In the present article, we survey the Raman spectra that have been observed in experiments using short-wavelength lasers (< 1.1 µm) and relatively large laser energies (>∼ 1 kJ) to produce copious Raman scattering. In most but not all cases, the spectra exhibit both steady and time-dependent structure that is more complex than the simplest theoretical considerations would suggest. However, trends in this structure are difficult to discern. The observed spectra thus provide an interesting challenge for theories of nonlinear mechanisms that may affect SRS.
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Drake, R.P., Turner, R.E. (1991). A survey of Raman spectra from laser-produced plasmas. In: Hora, H., Miley, G.H. (eds) Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3804-2_17
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