Laser beam interaction, part 2
Abstract
This report summarizes work performed during the concluding phase of a theoretical investigation into the physics responsible for the initiation and propagation of Laser Absorption Waves that have been observed to form over opaque solid targets irradiated in air by an intense laser beam. The report deals separately with the initiation of subsonic Laser Supported Combustion (LSC) waves over metal targets irradiated by a CO2 laser at intensities up to a few MW/sq cm for times of the order of milliseconds or longer; and with the prompt initiation of supersonic Laser Supported Detonation (LSD) waves by short-pulse irradiation at CO2 laser intensities of the order of 30 MW/sq cm or greater.
- Publication:
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Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. Report
- Pub Date:
- August 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974lock.reptS....T
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Dioxide Lasers;
- Coherent Radiation;
- Gas Ionization;
- Laser Beams;
- Aluminum;
- Combustion Physics;
- Electron Emission;
- Metal Combustion;
- Lasers and Masers