%0 Journal Article
%K laser ablation
%K probe beam deflection
%K blast wave
%A Sungho Jeong
%A Ralph Greif
%A Richard E Russo
%B Applied Surface Science
%D 1998
%F Laser
%G eng
%P 1029-1034
%R 10.1016/S0169-4332(97)00785-X
%T Propagation of the shock wave generated from excimer laser heating of aluminum target in comparison with the idea blast wave theory
%V 127-129
%2 LBNL-41232
%8 05/1998
%X <p>Propagation of the shock wave generated during pulsed laser heating of aluminum targets was measured utilizing a probe beam deflection technique. The transit time of the laser-generated shock wave was compared with that predicted from the Sedov–Taylor solution for an ideal spherical blast wave. It was found that the most important parameters for the laser-generated shock wave to be consistent with the theoretically predicted propagation are the ambient pressure and the laser beam spot size. The prediction for laser energy conversion into the laser-induced vapor flow using the Sedov–Taylor solution overestimated the energy coupling efficiency, indicating a difference between a laser-induced gas-dynamic flow and an ideal blast wave.</p>