Shock wave pressure enhancement using short wavelength (0.35 μm) laser irradiation
- 15 September 1983
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 43 (6), 542-544
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94412
Abstract
Shock velocities in planar aluminum targets irradiated at 0.35- and 1.06-μm laser wavelengths have been measured. Absorbed intensities of ∼1.0×1014 W/cm2, produced by 700-ps full width at half-maximum Gaussian pulses, generated shock pressures of 1.0±0.2 and 0.6±0.2 TPa, respectively, demonstrating an enhancement of shock pressure at decreased laser wavelength.Keywords
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