Enhanced transmission in CO(2)-laser-aerosol interactions.
The transmission characteristics of a high-power CO(2)-laser beam through a single water aerosol particle are studied. It is found that before the onset of plasma formation there is a sizable range of laser intensity where the medium becomes almost totally transparent. A plausible argument for this induced transparency is given in terms of particle disintegration. This effect may have applications in laser atmospheric propagation.
Kwok
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HS
Rossi
T M
TM
Lau
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WS
Shaw
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