Shock Shells in Coulomb Explosions of Nanoclusters

A. E. Kaplan, B. Y. Dubetsky, and P. L. Shkolnikov
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 143401 – Published 3 October 2003

Abstract

We predict that Coulomb explosion of a nanoscale cluster, which is ionized by high-intensity laser radiation and has a naturally occurring spatial density profile, will invariably produce shock waves. In most typical situations, two shocks, a leading and a trailing one, form a shock shell that eventually encompasses the entire cluster. Being the first example of shock waves on the nanometer scale, this phenomenon promises interesting effects and applications, including high-rate nuclear reactions inside each individual cluster.

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  • Received 5 November 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.143401

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. E. Kaplan and B. Y. Dubetsky

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA

P. L. Shkolnikov

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA

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Vol. 91, Iss. 14 — 3 October 2003

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