Low-temperature laser plasmas near metal surfaces in high-pressure gases (review)

A review is given of experimental and theoretical investigations of the problem of the practical use of lowtemperature laser plasmas at high pressures (10–150 atm). Attention is concentrated on the theoretical aspects of the development of laser plasmas near metal surfaces in nitrogen at laser radiation intensities of 50–10³ MW/cm² (λ =1.06 μ). The various problems and possibilities of further investigations are discussed.