Published September 15, 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

Thermal transient analysis of pulsed heat deposition in sheet targets and observations of plasma spreading

  • 1. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 20375

Description

The decay of temperature transients in pulse-heated sheet targets can be analyzed to deduce the initial magnitude and spatial distribution of target heating. We present formulas describing such thermal transients, and give an example of analysis involving heating of aluminum by a pulsed CO2 laser with air plasma ignition. Plasma spreading of heat deposition over an area much larger than the laser beam cross section is shown

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
6
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
369-371
ISSN
0003-6951

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9350903
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; LASER-RADIATION HEATING; METALS; TARGETS
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS LASERS; LASERS; PLASMA; PLASMA HEATING

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