OPTOACOUSTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MELTING OF INDIUM BY A LASER-PULSE UNDER A CONFINED SURFACE

Authors
KARABUTOV AA KUBYSHKIN AP PANCHENKO VY PODYMOVA NB SAVATEEVA EV
Citation
Aa. Karabutov et al., OPTOACOUSTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MELTING OF INDIUM BY A LASER-PULSE UNDER A CONFINED SURFACE, Quantum electronics, 28(8), 1998, pp. 670-672
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
28
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
670 - 672
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1998)28:8<670:OIOTMO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
An investigation was made of laser-induced phase transitions of metals under confined surface conditions. The dynamics of the melting of ind ium was investigated by direct recording of a thermo-optically excited pressure pulse, The steep pressure rise observed when the absorbed en ergy exceeded the melting threshold was related to the volume expansio n of the melt. The proposed method could be used to investigate phase diagrams of substances right up to their critical point.