Laser-driven flyer plate
Abstract
Apparatus for producing high velocity flyer plates involving placing a layer of dielectric material between a first metal foil and a second metal foil. With laser irradiation through an optical substrate, the first metal foil forms a plasma in the area of the irradiation, between the substrate and the solid portion of the first metal foil. When the pressure between the substrate and the foil reaches the stress limit of the dielectric, the dielectric will break away and launch the flyer plate out of the second metal foil. The mass of the flyer plate is controlled, as no portion of the flyer plate is transformed into a plasma.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Fe, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867972
- Patent Number(s):
- 5046423
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser-driven; flyer; plate; apparatus; producing; velocity; plates; involving; placing; layer; dielectric; material; metal; foil; laser; irradiation; optical; substrate; forms; plasma; solid; portion; pressure; reaches; stress; limit; break; launch; mass; controlled; transformed; laser irradiation; metal foil; dielectric material; flyer plate; optical substrate; driven flyer; flyer plates; velocity flyer; solid portion; /102/
Citation Formats
Paisley, Dennis L. Laser-driven flyer plate. United States: N. p., 1991.
Web.
Paisley, Dennis L. Laser-driven flyer plate. United States.
Paisley, Dennis L. Tue .
"Laser-driven flyer plate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867972.
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title = {Laser-driven flyer plate},
author = {Paisley, Dennis L},
abstractNote = {Apparatus for producing high velocity flyer plates involving placing a layer of dielectric material between a first metal foil and a second metal foil. With laser irradiation through an optical substrate, the first metal foil forms a plasma in the area of the irradiation, between the substrate and the solid portion of the first metal foil. When the pressure between the substrate and the foil reaches the stress limit of the dielectric, the dielectric will break away and launch the flyer plate out of the second metal foil. The mass of the flyer plate is controlled, as no portion of the flyer plate is transformed into a plasma.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
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