Shock Compression of Plane Targets by Laser Ablation

Abstract

Abstract The properties of laser ablation driven shockwaves in plane transparent targets are investigated using high speed photography. The pressure, density and temperature of the compressed state behind the shockwave is determined with the shockwave Hugoniots of the target materials. The shockwave propagation is explained by a modified blastwave model and the energy transfer to the shock compressed region is estimated.