Modeling of laser-induced damage in KDP crystals by nanosecond pulses: A preliminary hydrodynamic study

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7842, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Duchateau, G ^a   Hebert D ^b   Hallo, L ^c  

^a CEA LE RIPAULT   (France)

^b CEA CESTA   (France)

^c CENTRE LASERS INTENSES ET APPLICATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

hydrodynamics; KDP crystal; laser damage; modeling

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE FORMATION; DAMAGED SITES; DEFECT SIZE; DENSITY VARIATIONS; ELASTOPLASTIC BEHAVIOR; EQUATION OF STATE; HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS; INCIDENT LASER; KDP CRYSTALS; LASER ABSORPTION; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; MODELING; NANOMETRICS; NANOSECOND LASER PULSE; NANOSECOND PULSE; PLASMA ABSORPTION; PLASMA FORMATIONS; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE CRYSTALS;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALS; DEFECTS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER DAMAGE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; POTASSIUM;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 79751520984     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.867254     Document Type: Conference Paper

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