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Laser-Driven Shock Waves in Plexiglass

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Shock Waves in Condensed Matter

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Abstract

When solid material is irradiated by an intense laser beam, a hot and dense plasma is formed on the irradiated surface. This plasma exerts a considerable pressure upon the neighbouring material, ranging up to ≅ 100 Mbar for present-day lasers. This pressure generates a shock wave which can be observed in trasparent material. The basic scheme of the irradiating laser beam, the solid plexiglass target and the dye laser beam used for shadowgraphy is shown in Fig. 1.

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  1. Max-P1anck-Institut für Quantenoptik, 8046, Garching, Germany

    R. F. Schmalz & R. Sigel

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G2G7

    R. Fedosejevs

  3. Shanghai Institute of Laser Technology, 319 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, China

    Yung-Lu Teng

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  1. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

    Y. M. Gupta

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Schmalz, R.F., Fedosejevs, R., Sigel, R., Teng, YL. (1986). Laser-Driven Shock Waves in Plexiglass. In: Gupta, Y.M. (eds) Shock Waves in Condensed Matter. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2207-8_77

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