• 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