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Transient plasma is induced in H2O, D2O, CS2, optical glass, and Plexiglas by single pulses of aQ-switched neodymium laser in the power density range of 0.4 to 0.9 GW cm−2. The relaxation times for the simple exponential decay of intensity of a white continuum emitted by all samples have been determined. Possible mechanisms of the formation and decay of the plasmas are discussed.
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The experimental part of this work was performed at the University of Utah and was supported in part by the Directorate of Chemical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant AFOSR-69-1717-D.
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Schelly, Z.A., Lang, J. & Eyring, E.M. Relaxation of laser induced transient plasmas in liquids. Monatshefte für Chemie 104, 1672–1677 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00909653
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00909653