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A low-energy, Q-switched Nd YAG laser has been used to generate shock waves in air, liquids and solids and high time- and space-resolution optical interferometry then leads to the pressure field in the breakdown zone.
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Emmony, D.C., Suaidi, M.K.B., Ward, B. (1995). Laser-Generated Shock Waves. In: Brun, R., Dumitrescu, L.Z. (eds) Shock Waves @ Marseille III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78835-2_41
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