Theory and simulation on the threshold of water breakdown induced by focused ultrashort laser pulses

Feng, Quanyuan; V. Moloney, Jerome; C. Newell, Alan; M. Wright, E.; Cook, K.; K. Kennedy, Paul; X. Hammer, Daniel; A. Rockwell, Benjamin; Thompson, Charles

doi:10.1109/3.552252

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Theory and simulation on the threshold of water breakdown induced by focused ultrashort laser pulses

Published in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics • Jan 1, 1997

Authors:

Quanyuan Feng

Jerome V. Moloney

Alan C. Newell

Abstract

A comprehensive model is developed for focused pulse propagation in water. The model incorporates self-focusing, group velocity dispersion, and laser-induced breakdown in which an electron plasma is generated via cascade and multiphoton ionization processes. The laser-induced breakdown is studied fi...

Subject

Cascade

Laser

Ionization

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