Accession Number:

AD0672690

Title:

ACTION OF LASER BEAM ON PLEXIGLAS (DEISTVIE SVETOVOGO DUCHA LAZERA NA ORGANICHESKOE STEKLO),

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIV WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• Akimov,A. L.
• Mirkin,L. I.
• Pilipetskii,N. F.

Report Date:

1967-09-20

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

A Q-switched laser and a controlled output power was used in a study of the effect of laser radiation on plexiglas. Destruction was manifested by the formation of microfractures or by the appearance of plane fractures. The type of destruction depended only on the focusing distance of the lens and not on the power of the light beam. The destruction zone had a conical form and consisted of separated dots which dispersed light. The dots concentrated at the beam entrance and near the focal point. With a decrease in focusing distance, the number of microfractures diminished and the amount of large fractures increased. Author

Descriptors:

• (*ACRYLIC RESINS
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES)
• (*CRACK PROPAGATION
• LASERS)
• CRACKS
• FOCUSING
• DAMAGE
• USSR

Subject Categories:

• Lasers and Masers
• Plastics
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE