Shock pressure induced by 0.44 μm laser radiation on aluminum targets

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-487

  Batani, D ^a   Stabile, H ^a   Ravasio, A ^a   Desai, T ^a   Lucchini, G ^a   Strati, F ^a   Ullschmied, J ^b   Krousky, E ^b   Skala, J ^b   Kralikova, B ^b   Pfeifer, M ^b   Kadlec, C ^b   Mocek, T ^b   Prag A ^b   Nishimura, H ^c   Ochi, Y ^c   Kilpio, A ^d   Shashkov, E ^d   Stuchebrukhov, I ^d   Vovchenko, V ^d   Krasuyk, I ^d   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Prague Asterix Laser Research Centre   (Czech Republic)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Rear target luminosity; Shock pressure; Short laser wavelength interaction; Streak images

Indexed keywords

GAS LASERS; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAMS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER RADIATION; REAR TARGET LUMINOSITY; SHOCK PRESSURE; STREAK IMAGES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 2442427669     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034603214014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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