Microexplosions: Highly supersonic plasma expansion following femtosecond laser induced breakdown
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1998. “Microexplosions: Highly Supersonic Plasma Expansion Following Femtosecond Laser Induced Breakdown”
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Tightly focused ultrashort laser pulses are used to produce a hot, dense plasma in water. Using time-resolved imaging and scattering techniques we map the supersonic expansion of this plasma. The expansion reaches a speed of 90 km/s, the fastest expansion witnessed to date in laser induced breakdown. Extreme temperature and pressure drive this expansion.