%0 Journal Article
%K model
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%K measurement
%K surface
%K ablation
%K laser
%K laser ablation
%K laser-ablation
%K time-resolved
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%K number
%K properties
%K property
%K vapor
%K ga
%K electron number densities
%K density
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%K electron number density
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%K laser induced plasma
%K laser-induced plasma
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%A Xianzhong Zeng
%A Xianglei Mao
%A Samuel S Mao
%A Sy-Bor Wen
%A Ralph Greif
%A Richard E Russo
%B Applied Physics Letters
%D 2005
%F Laser
%G eng
%M 169
%T Laser-Induced Shockwave Propagation from Ablation in a Cavity
%2 LBNL-59070 
%X <p>The propagation of laser-induced shockwaves from ablation inside of cavities was determined from time-resolved shadowgraph images. The temperature and electron number density of the laser-induced plasma was determined from spectroscopic measurements. These properties were compared to those for laser ablation on the flat surface under the same energy and background gas condition. A theoretical model was proposed to determine the amount of energy and vaporized mass stored in the vapor plume based on these measurements.</p>