Features of the explosive boiling up of water irradiated by a Q-switched erbium laser

Subnanosecond pressure pulses were observed on the surface of water irradiated by 200-ns, 2.94-{mu}m, 0.65-0.8-J cm{sup -2} pulses from a Q-switched erbium laser. The pulses can be related to the development of explosive boiling up in a thin subsurface layer of the overheated water. (letters)

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Published in:Quantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2007-12, Vol.37 (12), p.1141-1142
Main Authors: Samokhin, A A, Vovchenko, V I, Il'ichev, N N, Shapkin, P V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BOILING
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
ELEMENTS
ERBIUM
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LASERS
LAYERS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
RARE EARTHS
SURFACES
WATER
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Summary:Subnanosecond pressure pulses were observed on the surface of water irradiated by 200-ns, 2.94-{mu}m, 0.65-0.8-J cm{sup -2} pulses from a Q-switched erbium laser. The pulses can be related to the development of explosive boiling up in a thin subsurface layer of the overheated water. (letters)
ISSN:1063-7818
1468-4799
DOI:10.1070/QE2007v037n12ABEH013739