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The interaction between a laser-produced aluminum plasma and the ambient air, at a pressure of 173.3 Pa, is studied at the plasma thermalization stage. A two-dimensional approach is developed to solve the Navier–Stokes equations, where a finite volume discretization allows for obtaining a numerical solution. The simulation runs over a time representing 10 μs of plasma expansion. It is shown that the shock and drag models are good approximations for the two successive regimes after the initial strong expansion stage, and the calculation makes evident the plume sharpening on the axial direction before its confinement by the ambient gas, which is in good agreement with the experimental observation.
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Aggoune, S., Vidal, F. & Amara, E.H. Numerical study of the expansion of metallic vapor plasma by a nanosecond laser pulse. Appl. Phys. A 101, 167–171 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5783-0
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