Published February 1, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Hydrodynamics of water droplets irradiated by a pulsed CO2 laser

  • 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

Using the notion of a source function, which describes the power deposited inside irradiated particles, we study the internal motion of irradiated water droplets by an intense laser pulse. The spatial distribution of the absorbed energy allows us to investigate 2-D hydrodynamic motion of the droplet. We find shock waves within the droplet and jets of vaporized material moving into the surrounding medium

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Optics
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
3
Series
Appl. Opt.
Journal Page Range
638-640
ISSN
0003-6935
CODEN
APOPA