I. I. Ashmarin, Yu. A. Bykovskii, V. A. Gridin, V. F. Elesin, A. I. Larkin, I. P. Sipailo, “Shock waves resulting from interaction of laser radiation with transparent solids”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1971, Number 6,Pages <nobr>126

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Shock waves resulting from interaction of laser radiation with transparent solids

I. I. Ashmarin, Yu. A. Bykovskii, V. A. Gridin, V. F. Elesin, A. I. Larkin, I. P. Sipailo

Abstract: It is demonstrated that a shock wave can be generated in glass by internal focusing of the radiation emitted by a Q-switched ruby laser. The results are given of a study of the time dependence of the shock-wave velocity and of the influence of focused energy on this velocity.

UDC: 621.378.32:534.222.2

PACS: 61.80.Ba, 79.20.Ds, 61.82.-d, 42.70.Ce, 42.55.Rz, 42.60.Jf

Received: 12.05.1971