Studies of melting ice using CO2 laser for ice drilling

Volume: 121, Pages: 11 - 15
Published: Jan 1, 2016
Abstract
A CO2 laser can be used to melt ice. Here we use a CO2 laser at 10.6 μm, a wavelength at which ice strongly absorbs, to drill (via melting) through ice. The resulting drilling speed is measured at several irradiation intensities, ice-snow densities, and beam angles relative to the horizontal axis. The speed increases nearly in proportion to the laser intensity. For an intensity of about 50 W/cm2, for instance, the melting speed is 4 mm/s for...
Paper Details
Title
Studies of melting ice using CO2 laser for ice drilling
Published Date
Jan 1, 2016
Volume
121
Pages
11 - 15
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