High Temperature Material Processes (An International Quarterly of High-Technology Plasma Processes) An International Journal

ISSN for PRINT: 1093-3611

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2003, Volume7

Issue 3

145 pages

DOI: 10.1615/HighTempMatProc.v7.i3

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T. Pisarczyk
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery St., 00-908 Warsaw 49, Poland

S. Borodziuk
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery St., 00-908 Warsaw 49, Poland

A. Kasperczuk
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery St., 00-908 Warsaw 49, Poland

K. Jungwirth
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

B. Kralikova
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

E. Krousky
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

K. Masek
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

M. Pfeifer
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

K. Rohlena
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

J. Skala
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

J. Ullschmied
Joint Research Laboratory PALS of the Institute of Physics and Institute of Plasma Physics, Acad. Sci. CR, Za Slovankou 3,182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic

M. Kalal
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 11519 Praha 1, Czech Republic

J. Limpouch
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 11519 Praha 1, Czech Republic

P. Pisarczyk
Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, 15/19 Nowowiejska St. 00-665 Warsaw, Poland

The crater formation process is studied in the “laser - Al solid target” interactions on the PALS (Prague Asterix Laser System) iodine laser facility. A great variety of laser beam parameters are used to irradiate massive aluminum targets. Large laser energies available (up to 600 J) open a possibility to investigate the process of crater formation for physical conditions different from the earlier studies for the lower laser energies. Comparison with the earlier results is presented. A simple theory LSM (laser simulation method) has been applied for the analysis of the experimental results. This model leads to a universal relation (scaling law) for the crater relative volume. Our work expands the study of crater formation to the “virtual” macroparticle velocities exceeding 100 km/s. The scaling law is derived here for this previously unexplored region. An alternative method of studying crater formation is also proposed.

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