Microwave Measurements on Laser-Produced Blast Waves
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 40 (1) , 36-43
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1657060
Abstract
The expansion of a laser‐produced blast wave is measured by creating a laser spark at the center of a microwave cavity. The radius measurement as a function of time is accomplished by measuring the cavities' resonant frequency shift. In addition, the blast‐wave surface temperature and electron density can be deduced by measuring the change in Q of the cavity. The results are in general agreement with ideal blast‐wave theory.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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