Time-resolved whole field investigation of plasma plume-induced shock wave in liquid media of different densities

Effect of confined geometry on the size distribution of nanoparticles produced by laser ablation in liquid medium

“…The Al walls were put on the target surface to reflect back the laser-induced shock waves towards the ablation site (plasma plume). Phenomena such as the reflection of laser produced plasma-induced shock waves from the confining boundaries and their characteristics in liquid media of different densities have been studied and reported in detail in our recent articles [45,46].…”

“…Recently, it has been found that the presence of the physical boundaries in the close vicinity of the ablation site causes the reflection of the laser induced shock waves and subsequently affects the medium density and the thermalisation time of the plasma plume [45,46]. With this background we became motivated to explore the influence of physical boundaries on the size and the size distribution of nanoparticles formed by laser ablation in liquid medium.…”