%0 Journal Article %K Laser ablation %K Shock waves %K Conservation of mass %K Conservation of momentum %K Vapor pressure %A Sy-Bor Wen %A Xianglei Mao %A Ralph Greif %A Richard E Russo %B Journal of Applied Physics %D 2007 %F Laser %G eng %N 2 %R 10.1063/1.2431080 %T Expansion of the laser ablation vapor plume in to a background gas: Part I: Analysis %V 101 %2 LBNL-62129 %8 01/2007 %! J. Appl. Phys.