Combination of the velocity interferometer system for any reflector and the photon Doppler velocimetry methods to study transparent and absorbing condensed matter

Abstract

Abstract The paper proposes a method for combining photon Doppler velocimetry and a system of speed interferometers for any reflective systems, which allows one to study the behavior of transparent media under the action of powerful shock waves without the use of additional reflective surfaces. The paper presents the results of an experiment on the propagation of a shock wave in water. In this experiment, water was an absorber; however, the proposed method would also work provided that the test material is transparent and provides reflection.