Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Laser-induced electric breakdown in water

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Dielectric breakdown induced in water by Nd: YAG laser pulses is considered experimentally and theoretically. The effect appears to be due to electron avalanche ionization. The aspects of this process considered here are the following: (i) The dependence of the breakdown probability on the laser field. At high fields, electron interaction with molecular (Raman) vibrations or with collective molecular motions occurs. (ii) Bragg scattering, which contributes to keeping the electron motion in phase with the optical field. (iii) The role of the electron mobility, which contributes to stabilizing the process. (iv) The generation of the electrons that start the avalanche in relation to different laser-pulse durations and irradiances.

© 1991 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Experimental investigation on multiple breakdown in water induced by focused nanosecond laser

Lei Fu, Siqi Wang, Jing Xin, Shijia Wang, Cuiping Yao, Zhenxi Zhang, and Jing Wang
Opt. Express 26(22) 28560-28575 (2018)

Influence of DC electric field on Nd:YAG laser-induced breakdown in gases

Eiichi Takahashi and Susumu Kato
OSA Continuum 3(11) 3030-3039 (2020)

Minimally disruptive laser-induced breakdown in water

E. N. Glezer, C. B. Schaffer, N. Nishimura, and E. Mazur
Opt. Lett. 22(23) 1817-1819 (1997)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (5)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (10)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved