Experiment Research of Laser Induced Air Breakdown

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The principle of laser induced air breakdown was introduced. The laser energy conversion in ionization process was studied. The phenomenon of laser induced air breakdown was observed by using high speed camera. It was found that a higher laser energy induced more laser energy to transfer into light and sound energy. The plasma reached maximum in shape in about 20 to 30 ns after laser excitation, and disappeared in about 16μs.

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