Modeling ultrashort laser-produced shock waves in thin metal sheets

Summary form only given, as follows. The propagation of shock waves in thin metal sheets from the laser incidence surface and of their reflections on the boundaries of the target is studied by means of a one-dimensional, two-temperature Lagrangian code. The code includes a detailed equation of state able to describe the thermodynamic properties of the materials considered over a large range of densities and temperatures. The absorption of the laser radiation is modeled through the Helmholtz wave equation and a realistic electrical conductivity model.