Abstract

The spatial and temporal evolution of laser-induced shock waves at a titanium–water interface was anal yzed using a beam deflection setup. The focusing conditions of the source laser were varied, and its effect onto the dynamics of shock waves was elucidated. For a tightly focused condition, the speed of the shock wave was $\sim 6.4\mathrm{Km}/\mathrm{s}$, whereas for a defocused condition the velocities reduced to $<3\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{s}$ at the vicinity of the titanium–water interface. When the laser is focused a few millimeters above the target, i.e., within the water, the emission of dual shock waves was observed toward the rear side of the focal volume. These shock waves originate from the titanium–water interface as well as from the pure water breakdown region, respectively. The shock wave pressure is estimated from the shock wave velocity using the Newton’s second law across a shock wave discontinuity. The shock wave pressure for a tightly focused condition was $18\mathrm{GPa}$, whereas under a defocused condition the pressure experienced was $\le 1\mathrm{GPa}$ in the proximity of target.

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