Abstract

Experimental investigations of acoustic signals generated by individual laser-irradiated water droplets are reported. The dependence of droplet destruction thresholds on droplet radius and radiative heating rate is determined. A theoretical explanation of our experimental results is provided in terms of a model that includes the processes of droplet evaporation and fragmentation in response to intense laser heating.

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