Laser heating of a moving slab: Influence of laser intensity parameter and scanning speed on temperature field and melt size

Laser melting of a moving slab is considered, and the temperature field and the phase-change in the heated region are simulated in-line with experimental conditions. The influence of laser power intensity parameter (β) and laser scanning speed on temperature field and melt depth is examined. An experiment is carried out to compare the melt layer thickness with the predictions. It is found that increase in laser power intensity parameter enhances melt size along the x-axis, despite the fact that peak temperature in the melt-pool reduces. This is more pronounced at a low laser scanning speed (0.05 m/s).     

Laser short pulse heating: Influence of pulse intensity on temperature and stress fields

Laser short-pulse heating of gold surface is considered and the influence of laser pulse intensity on the temperature and stress fields is investigated. Laser step input pulses with different pulse lengths and the same energy content are employed in the simulations. The electron kinetic theory approach employing thermomechanical coupling is introduced to model the non-equilibrium energy transport in the electron and lattice sub-systems. Thermal stress development in the lattice sub-system and temperature rise in the lattice and electron sub-systems are computed. It is found that electron temperature rises rapidly while lattice site temperature rise is gradual in the early heating period, which is more pronounced for high intensity pulses. Thermal stress component in the axial direction is compressive and its magnitude is considerably less than the yielding limit of the substrate material.     

Laser heating of semi-infinite solid with consecutive pulses: Influence of materaial properties on temperature field

The heating of solid surfaces using consecutive laser pulses is studied and the temperature field inside slabs with different thermal properties is predicted. A Gaussian beam intensity distribution is assumed at the irradiated surface and axisymmetric heating situation is accommodated in the numerical simulations. The materials selected include titanium, stainless steel, tantalum, nickel, and aluminum. A control volume approach is introduced to discretize the governing equation of heat transfer. It is found that temperature rise in the early heating period is higher than that in the later heating period. The temperature difference between two consecutive pulses is higher in the heating cycle than that corresponding to the cooling cycle of the consecutive pulses.     

The effect of laser field intensity on polarizability in a quantum well

A systematic study of binding energy of the ground state of a hydrogenic donor in a quantum well is calculated in the presence of a uniform electric field for different measure of laser intensities. Binding energy of the ground state of a donor is calculated, within the effective mass approximation, with the Bessel and Airy functions. Polarizability of a laser dressed donor impurity in the presence of electric field is reported. It is observed that the polarizability (i) increases as intensity of the laser field increases (ii) increases with the electric field strength and (iii) increases drastically when both the fields are applied. The dependence of the donor binding energy on the well width, the laser field intensity and the electric field is discussed. Our results are in good agreement with the previous investigations for other heterostructures in the presence of laser intensity.     

激光推进流场演化的高速阴影测量方法

 介绍了高速阴影技术在激光推进流场演化诊断过程中的应用。采用了阴影技术和高速摄影相结合的方法,对激光推进流场演化过程进行了考察。由高速相机提供时序零时,控制激光器和闪光源的延迟时间,再对高速相机进行同步曝光,解决了高速阴影测量过程中高速相机、闪光仪和激光器的时序控制问题,实验获得了清晰的流场演化图像,为进一步研究提供了实验依据和便利条件。     

Electron acceleration by laser produced wake field: Pulse shape effect

Analytical expressions are obtained for the longitudinal field (wake field: E_x), density perturbations () and the potential () behind a laser pulse propagating in a plasma with the pulse duration of the electron plasma period. A feasibility study on the wake field is carried out with Gaussian-like (GL) pulse, rectangular–triangular (RT) pulse and rectangular–Gaussian (RG) pulse considering one-dimensional weakly nonlinear theory (), and the maximum energy gain acquired by an electron is calculated for all these three types of the laser pulse shapes. A comparative study infers that the RT pulse yields the best results: In its case maximum electron energy gain is 33.5 MeV for a 30 fs pulse duration whereas in case of GL (RG) pulse of the same duration the gain is 28.6 (28.8)MeV at the laser frequency of 1.6 PHz and the intensity of 3.0 × 10¹⁸ W/m². The field of the wake and hence the energy gain get enhanced for the higher laser frequency, larger pulse duration and higher laser intensity for all types of the pulses.     

激光诱导等离子体电信号探测

准分子激光烧蚀固体样品产生激光等离子体,用外加直流电场方法收集电子、离子.分析了电流信号的成因以及信号的时间演化特性.得到了电流信号强度与外加电压、缓冲气压和激光能量之间的关系.     

Research on the temperature field in laser hardening

Temperature field in the laser hardening process was numerically simulated by MSC.Marc software. The influence of energy density on laser hardening effect is analyzed. Simulation result is verified through the thermocouple temperature transducer measuring the specimen surface temperature under the laser irradiation. Experimental curves of temperature versus time are in agreement with simulation results. The simulation results can be regarded as a basis for choosing laser technological parameters.     

Effects of laser field and electric field on impurity states in zinc-blende GaN/AlGaN quantum well

Based on the effective-mass approximation, the competition effects between the laser field and applied electric field on impurity states have been investigated variationally in the ZB GaN/AlGaN quantum well (QW). Numerical results show that for any laser field, the electric field makes the donor binding energy present asymmetric distribution with respect to the center of the QW. Moreover, when the laser field is weak, the electric field effects are obvious on the donor binding energy; however, the electric field effects are insensitive to the variation of donor binding energy in the ZB GaN/AlGaN QW with strong laser field.     

Mathematical modeling of laser induced heating and melting in solids

An analytical method for treating the problem of laser heating and melting is developed in this paper. The analytical method has been applied to aluminum, titanium, copper, silver and fused quartz and the time needed to melt and vaporize and the effects of laser power density on the melt depth for four metals are also obtained. In addition, the depth profile and time evolution of the temperature of aluminum before melting and after melting are given, in which a discontinuity in the temperature gradient is obviously observed due to the latent heat of fusion and the increment in thermal conductivity in solid phase. Additionally, the calculated melt depth evolution of fused quartz induced by 10.6 μm laser irradiation is in good agreement with the experimental results.     

Holographic optical element for laser time-of-flight flow sensor

A novel laser time-of-flight flow sensor has been developed. A specially designed holographic optical element (HOE) constitutes the basis of the optical front end of the sensor. The multifunctional HOE maintains both the transmitting and receiving functions of the optical front end and is designed so that the alignment of the optical system is independent of small changes in the wavelength and temperature. This makes it possible to use a laser diode and makes the optical front end very compact and robust. The HOE is produced as a high-efficiency surface relief grating, thus making a large-scale production through polymer replication possible. The design and fabrication of the HOE is described and the stability of the sensor system is discussed with respect to wavelength variations. Direct calibration measurements on the sensor and test velocity measurements are presented. The sensor is intended for water flow measurements in pipes and can also be used for velocity measurements of solid surfaces.     

冷藏车内部流场的数值研究

冷藏车厢内部的空气流场是冷藏运输和冷藏车设计与应用中的要点,因此以一台冷藏车为研究对象,建立了一个冷藏车内部气流组织特性的数学模型,分析了各种因素对内部气流的影响。该研究结果对促进中国冷藏汽车技术的发展有重要的意义。     

On the microstructure of thermal and fluid flow field in a lasing medium of a high repetition rate dye laser

A high repetition rate, tunable dye laser suffers from thermal and flow field-induced inhomogeneity inside the laser-active zone of the dye solution, and shows a significant disparity in the spectral characteristics. The thermo-optical distortion developed in the lasing medium of dye solution, under high repetition rate pumping, perturbs the dynamics of the medium. The microstructures of the flow field in the hydrodynamic boundary layer, which are responsible for heat transfer, optical path length modulation, and divergence of the seeding radiation, transform the output characteristics of dye laser. The structure function, which represents the intensity of flow velocity fluctuations, and the eddy diffusivity of fluid flow help in design and development of a high-power tunable dye laser.     

Modelling the unsteady melt flow under a pulsed magnetic field

A numerical model for the unsteady flow under a pulsed magnetic field of a solenoid is developed, in which magnetohydrodynamic flow equations decouple into a transient magnetic diffusion equation and unsteady Navier–Stokes equations in conjunction with two equations of the k–ε turbulent model. A Fourier series method is used to implement the boundary condition of magnetic flux density under multiple periods of a pulsed magnetic field （PMF）. The numerical results are compared with the theoretical or experimental results to validate the model under a time-harmonic magnetic field; it is found that the toroidal vortex pair is the dominating structure within the melt flow under a PMF. The velocity field of a molten melt is in a quasi-steady state after several periods; changing the direction of the electromagnetic force causes the vibration of the melt surface under a PMF.     

Stray field measurements of flow displacement distributions without pulsed field gradients

The probability distribution P(zeta) of diffusive and advective molecular displacements is determined using a fixed field gradient (FFG) pulse sequence, on fluid flow through a Bentheimer sandstone, in the grossly inhomogeneous stray field of a super-conducting magnet. Two decades of q-space are scanned with stimulated echoes, using the gradient of the stray field and variable encoding times delta. The strength of the gradient permits the use of short encoding times, which is desirable for limiting the distorting effects produced by flow displacements through susceptibility induced field inhomogeneities. CPMG and CP echo trains are used to refocus separately the real and imaginary parts of the stimulated echo, for experimental efficiency.     

Laser short pulse heating of metal nano-wires

Non-equilibrium energy transfer takes place in a solid substrate during a short-pulse laser irradiation and temperature field can be obtained analytically in the irradiated region. In the present study, laser short-pulse heating of metal nano-wire is considered and the analytical solution for two-dimensional axisymmetric nano-wire is presented. Since the absorption of the incident beam takes place in the skin of the irradiated surface, a volumetric heat source resembling the absorption process is incorporated in the analysis. Three different nano-wire materials are introduced in the analysis for the comparison reason. These include silver, chromium, and copper. It is found that temperature decay is gradual on the surface vicinity and temporal variation of the surface temperature follows almost the laser pulse intensity profile at the irradiated center.     

Laser repetitive pulse heating of tool surface

Laser heating of a cemented carbide tool is considered and the temperature field as well as phase changes in the heated region is modeled. Temperature rise, liquid layer thickness, and mushy size are predicted numerically. A control volume approach is introduced to solve the governing equations of heat transfer and phase change. Consecutive pulses with the duty cycle of 60% are accommodated in the simulations in line with the experimental conditions. An experiment is carried out to treat the cemented carbide tool surfaces using the CO₂ laser delivering consecutive pulses. The treated surfaces and their cross-sections are examined using the scanning electron microscope (SEM). It is found that the temperature gradient is high along the laser beam axis resulting in cracks at the irradiated surface. The rapid solidification of the surface causes compact structures with very fine grains in the surface region of the laser irradiated spot.     

远场来流对过冷熔体中球状晶体生长的影响

利用渐近分析方法研究了远场来流引起的对流对过冷熔体中球状晶体的生长形态的影响.结果表明,由远场来流导致的对流使得正在生长的球状晶体的界面在向着来流的前部朝来流方向相反的方向生长, 并且提高了朝来流的相反方向的生长速度, 在背风方向衰减；正在衰减的球状晶体的界面在向着来流的前部加速衰减, 在背风方向减缓衰减. 关键词： 球状晶体 远场来流 对流 界画形态     

A theoretical study on the melting of a finite slab with a pulsed laser

Calculations of the spatial and temporal temperature distributions in the molten layer thickness, the still solid part and in the backward surface of the finite slab were carried out during the irradiation with a pulsed laser. The two-dimensional Laplace integral transform technique has been applied to obtain the mathematical expressions for these temperature distributions and the molten layer thickness as a function of the melting time. The derivations have taken into account the temperature-dependent absorption coefficient of the irradiated surface and the cooling. As an illustrative example, computations were carried out on a finite aluminum (Al) target.     

Research on the optical field distribution and micro-fabrication model in convex-surface laser lithography

A system of convex-surface laser lithography with diode laser is established in this paper. Based on this system, a mathematical model of optical field distribution and lithography on the photoresist layer of convex-surface substrate with diode laser is presented. According to the lithography system and model, some numerical simulations are carried out. The simulation result shows that lithographic lines on convex-surface lithography are not symmetric about the optical axis of incident laser beam. Axis of lines at different vector radius on convex-surface substrate will offset from the wavefront normal of incident laser beam. The offset distance depends on the slopes of different equivalent slants. The simulative results of lithographic model agree well with the lithographic experimental data.