Effect of pulse shaping on laser-induced spallation
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 24 (7) , 340-343
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1655208
Abstract
Photographic evidence is presented of the back‐face spallation of 1.0‐mm 6061‐T6 aluminum samples irradiated in vacuum by 1.5‐nsec 1.06‐μ laser pulses. Thinner samples (0.5 mm) have also been spalled and complete back‐face separation has been achieved. It is demonstrated that the degree of spallation is a strong function of fluence and that target coupling can be enhanced by means of prepulses.Keywords
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