Published December 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Destruction of optically transparent crystals with macroscopic crack under laser exposure

  • 1. Tambovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. im. G.R. Derzhavina, Tambov (Russian Federation)

Description

The influence of a macroscopic crack on the mechanical strength of monocrystals NaCl, LiF, CaCO3 exposed to pulsed laser irradiation is investigated. The probabilistic estimation of the activation of the initial macro crack growth at the optical disruption is given. The mechanism of the initial macroscopic crack growth is proposed. It is based on the combination of cavities, microcracks and macro cracks arising at heating and burning out of absorbing impurities

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Original title (Russian)
Разрушение оптически прозрачных кристаллов с макроскопической трещиной под действием импульсов ласера

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoj Fiziki
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 34-37
ISSN
0044-4642
CODEN
ZTEFA3

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Notes
9 refs.,4 figs., 2 tabs.