MEASUREMENTS OF LASER-INDUCED SHOCK-WAVES IN ALUMINUM

Authors
WERDIGER M ARAD B MOSHE E ELIEZER S
Citation
M. Werdiger et al., MEASUREMENTS OF LASER-INDUCED SHOCK-WAVES IN ALUMINUM, Kvantovaa elektronika, 22(2), 1995, pp. 165-168
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Kvantovaa elektronika → ACNP
ISSN journal
03687147
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
165 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0368-7147(1995)22:2<165:MOLSIA>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A simple optical method for measurements of high-irradiance (3.10(13) W/cm(2)) laser-induced shock waves is described. The shock wave veloci ty (similar to 13 km/s) was measured with an error not exceeding 5%. T he laser-induced one-to-two-dimensional shock wave transition was stud ied.