Laser-Plasma Interactions in Exploding Wires

Abstract

The preformed plasma of an exploding wire is an interesting plasma for laser interaction studies--both for basic physics and for applications. Theoretical studies have been made of: (1) the initiation of exploding wires by a capacitor bank; (2) the optical properties of the laser interaction with this plasma; (3) the scaling of laser heating with laser pulse shape, pulse width (10 to 80 nano-seconds), power, and energy (40 to 40,000 joules) for the c02 laser and aluminum wire interaction. Results indicate that this interaction is definitely of sufficient interest to justify further study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADB005139

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Wyatt

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Boundaries
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Conduction (Heat Transfer)
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Optical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Ray Tracing
  • Refractive Index
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy