The effects of pulse duration on ablation pressure driven by laser radiation

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Abstract

The effects of laser pulse duration on the ablation pressure induced by laser radiation are investigated using Al target. Numerical simulation results using one dimensional radiation hydro code for laser intensities from 5 × 1012W/cm2 to 5 × 1013W/cm2 and pulse durations from 0.5 ns to 20 ns are presented. These results suggest that the laser intensity scaling law of ablation pressure differs for different pulse durations. And the theoretical analysis shows that the effects of laser pulse duration on ablation pressure are mainly caused by two regimes: the unsteady-state flow and the radiative energy loss to vacuum.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125904
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume117
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Mar 2015

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