DocumentCode
907559
Title
Laser-induced sonic waves in air
Author
Ujihara, K. ; Kamiyama, M.
Volume
57
Issue
9
fYear
1969
Firstpage
1664
Lastpage
1665
Abstract
Sonic waves induced by the shock of the laser-produced vapor from brass and graphite are observed in air at atmospheric pressure, using high-speed shadowgraphs. The energy transferred from the laser-produced vapor to the sonic wave is estimated to be about 10-1of the laser energy.
Keywords
Acoustic propagation; Atmospheric waves; Electrodes; Laser beams; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Plasma properties; Power lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Sparks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1969.7356
Filename
1449286
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