Anomalous Visible Emission Observed from the Rear Side of Laser-Irradiated Thin Transparent Targets.

Abstract

Visible emission measurements from the rear surface of laser-irradiated thin transparent target foils show a transient light flash followed by secondary light emission due to rear surface heating. This temporal signature is different from that reported in shock experiments in transparent solids. It permits rear surface temperature determinations on laser-accelerated targets to be made. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1981
Accession Number
ADA095563

Entities

People

  • Edgar A. McLean
  • Steven H. Gold

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electron Beams
  • Emission
  • Impact Shock
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Produced Plasmas
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Luminosity
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detection
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Shock
  • Surface Temperature
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Universities

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  • Physics

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  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers