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In this work, we assess the performance and limitations of Mach-Zehnder interferometry for plasma diagnostics using a fully synthetic, numerically generated dataset. We explore regions of parameter space that are difficult to access experimentally, including fringe behaviour under different plasma density profiles, the dynamic range of measurable phase shifts, and the resolution limits for low-density plasmas. By introducing controlled phase errors and noise, we quantify the robustness of common phase retrieval and phase unwrapping algorithms and identify the conditions under which these methods succeed or fail. Our results provide practical design guidelines for optimising interferometric measurements across a wide range of plasma conditions.
| Paper status | Resubmitted proceeding files received and assigned to an editor. Accepted by Submitter. |
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