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Shock and compression by TEA-CO2-laser pulses drastically enhanced by liquid layers spread on surfaces of solids

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A drastic enhancement of shock-waves and compression in insulators and metals produced by TEA-CO2-laser pulses is achieved if liquid inorganic and organic layers are spread over the surface. This effect is of interest for laser-induced nuclear fission and fusion.

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  1. Solid State Physics Laboratory, ETH, Hönggerberg, CH-8049, Zürich, Switzerland

    M. Siegrist & F. K. Kneubühl

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Siegrist, M., Kneubühl, F.K. Shock and compression by TEA-CO2-laser pulses drastically enhanced by liquid layers spread on surfaces of solids. Appl. Phys. 2, 43–44 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00900491

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