Lithium niobate stress gauge for pulsed radiation deposition studies

Abstract
The piezoelectric response of impact‐loaded z‐cut lithium niobate is investigated to determine whether the material can be used as a time‐resolving nanosecond‐resolution stress gauge. The material is found to have appropriate properties for stresses up to 15 kbar. A gauge from this material should prove particularly useful for measurements of stress pulses resulting from the absorption of pulsed radiation in solids.