Determination of the shock-wave pressures generated by laser-induced breakdown in water

Apostolos George Doukas; Reginald Birngruber; T. F. Deutsch

doi:10.1117/12.17611

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1 June 1990 Determination of the shock-wave pressures generated by laser-induced breakdown in water

Apostolos George Doukas, Reginald Birngruber, T. F. Deutsch

Proceedings Volume 1202, Laser-Tissue Interaction; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17611
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A pump-probe technique was used to measure the shock wave velocity generated by laser-induced optical breakdown in water. The transient shock pressure field was mapped using the measured shock velocities, together with the equation of state of water and the jump equations. We find that the calculated shock pressures near the breakdown region are in the kbar range and scale as hr2. Depending upon the energy of the laser pump pulse, typically 3 to 15 mJ, the shock wave dissipates within 300-500 1um.

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Apostolos George Doukas, Reginald Birngruber, and T. F. Deutsch "Determination of the shock-wave pressures generated by laser-induced breakdown in water", Proc. SPIE 1202, Laser-Tissue Interaction, (1 June 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17611

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