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Generation of a large compressive strain wave in graphite by ultrashort-pulse laser irradiation

Wang, Xiaocui LU ; Jarnac, A. LU ; Ekström, J. C. LU ; Bengtsson, U.J. LU ; Dorchies, F. ; Enquist, H. LU orcid ; Jurgilaitis, A. LU ; Pedersen, M. N. ; Tu, C. M. LU and Wulff, M. , et al. (2019) In Structural Dynamics 6(2).
Abstract

We have studied strain wave generation in graphite induced by an intense ultrashort laser pulse. The study was performed in the intensity regime above the ablation threshold of graphite. The aim was to maximize the strain and, thus, also the internal pressure (stress). Laser pulses with a 1 ps temporal duration melt the surface of graphite resulting in a molten material which initially exists at the solid density. As the molten material expands, a compressive strain wave starts propagating into the crystal below the molten layer. The strain pulse was studied with time-resolved X-ray diffraction. At a temporal delay of 100 ps after laser excitation, we observed >10% compressive strain, which corresponds to a pressure of 7.2 GPa. This... (More)

We have studied strain wave generation in graphite induced by an intense ultrashort laser pulse. The study was performed in the intensity regime above the ablation threshold of graphite. The aim was to maximize the strain and, thus, also the internal pressure (stress). Laser pulses with a 1 ps temporal duration melt the surface of graphite resulting in a molten material which initially exists at the solid density. As the molten material expands, a compressive strain wave starts propagating into the crystal below the molten layer. The strain pulse was studied with time-resolved X-ray diffraction. At a temporal delay of 100 ps after laser excitation, we observed >10% compressive strain, which corresponds to a pressure of 7.2 GPa. This strain could be reproduced by hydrodynamic simulations, which also provided a temperature map as a function of time and depth.

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Structural Dynamics
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6
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2
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024501
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
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2329-7778
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10.1063/1.5089291
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English
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  author       = {{Wang, Xiaocui and Jarnac, A. and Ekström, J. C. and Bengtsson, U.J. and Dorchies, F. and Enquist, H. and Jurgilaitis, A. and Pedersen, M. N. and Tu, C. M. and Wulff, M. and Larsson, J.}},
  issn         = {{2329-7778}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  publisher    = {{American Institute of Physics (AIP)}},
  series       = {{Structural Dynamics}},
  title        = {{Generation of a large compressive strain wave in graphite by ultrashort-pulse laser irradiation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5089291}},
  doi          = {{10.1063/1.5089291}},
  volume       = {{6}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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