A SIMPLE MODEL FOR THE MOTION OF PULSED-LASER-DRIVEN THIN FLYERS

R.J. LAWRENCE; W.M. TROTT

doi:doi:10.1051/jp4:1991364

Issue		J. Phys. IV France Volume 01, Number C3, Octobre 1991 DYMAT 1991 - 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading


Page(s)		C3-453 - C3-458
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1991364

DYMAT 1991 - 3rd International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading

J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C3-453-C3-458
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991364

A SIMPLE MODEL FOR THE MOTION OF PULSED-LASER-DRIVEN THIN FLYERS

R.J. LAWRENCE and W.M. TROTT

Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, U.S.A.

Abstract
A model that predicts the final velocity of high-power, pulsed-laser-driven thin flyers is described. The required input parameters can either be obtained from standard handbooks or simply extracted from one set of data. The model yields a number of features and scaling laws that are well verified by experiment. Specific comparisons of model predictions with experimental results illustrate excellent agreement for variations of laser fluence and pulse width as well as flyer diameter and thickness.