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Motion of optically dense liquid drops in a laser radiation field

E. V. Ivanov, V. Ya. Korovin, Yu. S. Sedunov


Abstract: A qualitative analysis of the flow of the liquid in a drop and of the internal heat problem is used to obtain approximate expressions for estimating the forces causing the motion of water drops of R$\gtrsim$10$^{-3}$ cm radius along a 10.6$\mu$ CO$_2$ laser beam of 10$^3$ W/cm$^2$ intensity. The validity of these expressions is supported by experimental results. An empirical expression is obtained for a force acting on a drop when the radiation intensities are close to the thermal explosion threshold.

UDC: 621.375.826:551.574.12

PACS: 47.90.+a, 42.60.He, 92.60.Mt

Received: 25.10.1976

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1977, 7:9, 1066–1071