Characteristics of Ablation Plasma from Planar, Laser-Driven Targets.

Abstract

The momentum, energy, and velocity characteristics of plasma ablating from planar targets irradiated by long Nd-laser pulses (4-nsec, < 10 to the 14th power W/sq cm) are measured and the dependence of ablation parameters upon absorbed irradiance is determined. Large laser spots are used in these experiments so that the results are not sensitive to boundary effects. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 1981
Accession Number
ADA095667

Entities

People

  • Barrett H. Ripin
  • Jacob Grün
  • James E. Gardner
  • R. Decoste

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Boundaries
  • Diameters
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Fluids
  • Heat Transmission
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Spots
  • Laser Target Interactions
  • Laser Targets
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition