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Title: Using double pulse laser ablation in air to enhance the strength of laser-driven shocks

Abstract

In the process of multi-pulse laser ablation, inter-pulse delay time, Δ t , is known to be an important parameter for maximizing ablation efficiency as well as impulse imparted to the target. In this work, using photon Doppler velocimetry, we show that for single pairs of colinear pulses (1064 nm, 8 ns, ∼ 60 J cm -2 per pulse) in air, the peak free surface velocity of the back surface of an aluminum target (125 µm thick) is increased, by a factor of nearly 3, when Δ t  = 10 microseconds, compared with both pulses arriving simultaneously (Δ t  = 0). Fast imaging of the ablation process suggests this enhancement is due to rarefaction of the contiguous air in the passage of the leading shock produced by ablation, which then in turn allows a larger fraction of the energy of the second pulse to reach the target surface. This interpretation is strengthened by additional experiments in which the two pulses do not overlap on the target surface, but the shock strength is nevertheless enhanced. Given a fixed energy budget this work suggests a prescription for maximizing laser-driven shock strength by judicious choice of inter-pulse delay.

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2325490
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AC52-07NA27344; 22-FS-003
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Published Article
Journal Name:
Optics Express
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Volume: 32 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1094-4087
Publisher:
Optical Society of America
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Crowhurst, Jonathan C., Ly, Sonny, Koroglu, Batikan, and Keller, Wesley J. Using double pulse laser ablation in air to enhance the strength of laser-driven shocks. United States: N. p., 2024. Web. doi:10.1364/OE.506421.
Crowhurst, Jonathan C., Ly, Sonny, Koroglu, Batikan, & Keller, Wesley J. Using double pulse laser ablation in air to enhance the strength of laser-driven shocks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.506421
Crowhurst, Jonathan C., Ly, Sonny, Koroglu, Batikan, and Keller, Wesley J. Tue . "Using double pulse laser ablation in air to enhance the strength of laser-driven shocks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.506421.
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title = {Using double pulse laser ablation in air to enhance the strength of laser-driven shocks},
author = {Crowhurst, Jonathan C. and Ly, Sonny and Koroglu, Batikan and Keller, Wesley J.},
abstractNote = {In the process of multi-pulse laser ablation, inter-pulse delay time, Δ t , is known to be an important parameter for maximizing ablation efficiency as well as impulse imparted to the target. In this work, using photon Doppler velocimetry, we show that for single pairs of colinear pulses (1064 nm, 8 ns, ∼ 60 J cm -2 per pulse) in air, the peak free surface velocity of the back surface of an aluminum target (125 µm thick) is increased, by a factor of nearly 3, when Δ t  = 10 microseconds, compared with both pulses arriving simultaneously (Δ t  = 0). Fast imaging of the ablation process suggests this enhancement is due to rarefaction of the contiguous air in the passage of the leading shock produced by ablation, which then in turn allows a larger fraction of the energy of the second pulse to reach the target surface. This interpretation is strengthened by additional experiments in which the two pulses do not overlap on the target surface, but the shock strength is nevertheless enhanced. Given a fixed energy budget this work suggests a prescription for maximizing laser-driven shock strength by judicious choice of inter-pulse delay.},
doi = {10.1364/OE.506421},
journal = {Optics Express},
number = 5,
volume = 32,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2024},
month = {Tue Feb 13 00:00:00 EST 2024}
}

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