Frequency Dependence of a Piezo-Resistive Method for Pressure Measurements of Laser-Induced Shock Waves in Solids

Abstract

A shock wave is a mechanical high-pressure pulse that travels inside a medium with a full width at half-maximum of a few nanoseconds that may be induced with a high-power laser pulse. A piezo-resistive measurement method to determine the shock wave pressure has been widely employed even though there is inner inaccuracy in the calibration process. We are interested in developing a precise theoretical model of laser material processing for applications in material sciences that includes the frequency dependence of the electronic post processing. We show an approach to determine the correction factor to frequency response at a high frequency of a piezo-resistive experimental setup and the results of the pressure measurements obtained in this experimental setup. The theoretical and experimental work demonstrates the feasibility of piezo-resistive methods to measure a laser-induced shock wave pressure in the nanosecond range. The correction factor of the frequency dependence calibration allows the technique to be applied in different shock wave experiments.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 12, 2021
Source ID
10.3390/photonics8040120

Entities

People

  • Gilberto Gomez-rosas
  • Guillermo Garcia-Torales
  • Marija Strojnik
  • Ricardo Gonzalez-Romero

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics