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Observation of the Laser-Induced Compression Wave in a Solid Target

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The evolution of the compression wave which forms on laser impact on a plane solid target has been followed by streak- and framing photography. Using known Hugoniot-data a peak pressure of 2.5 Mbar and a density increase ρ/ρo = 2.3 has been measured in plexiglass.

Presented at the Third Workshop on “Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena” held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, August 13–17, 1973.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, 8046, Garching, Federal Republic of Germany

    C. van Kessel & R. Sigel

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  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

    Helmut J. Schwarz (Professor of Physics) & Heinrich Hora (Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics) (Professor of Physics) &  (Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics)

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching, Germany

    Heinrich Hora (Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics) (Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics)

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van Kessel, C., Sigel, R. (1974). Observation of the Laser-Induced Compression Wave in a Solid Target. In: Schwarz, H.J., Hora, H. (eds) Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8416-8_8

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