Theory of the thermoelastic generation of mechanical vibrations in internally stressed solids by laser radiation

Abstract

An investigation was made of the behavior of transient deformations in solids with internal stresses exposed to time-modulated laser radiation. The nonlinear theory of thermoelasticity is used to propose a model for the excitation of mechanical stresses which takes account of the stress dependence of the thermoelastic coupling parameter. An expression is derived for the electric signal recorded by a piezoelement when mechanical vibrations are generated in a uniformly deformed sample. The results are compared with existing experimental data and show qualitative agreement.

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10.1134/1.1262183

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