Change in the structure of the alloy KhN57kVYu under the action of shock waves generated by the action of powerful nanosecond laser pulses

We have calculated and experimentally measured the amplitudes of shock waves generated in the monocrystals of the nickel alloy KhN57KVYu under the action of powerful nanosecond laser pulses. We employed an electron-microscope method to study the defect structure formed at various depths of the layers deformed by the shock waves.