Abstract
A new physical effect lying in the generation of an electrical signal (ES) upon the interaction of IR laser radiation with the water surface at a laser fluences lower than the plasma formation threshold is studied. An ES amplitude exceeding 15 V is detected. A one-to-one relationship between the observed effect and the bulk explosive boiling of water is established, and a qualitative interpretation is proposed. In the case of irradiation of an open surface, the ES is generated due to bulk explosive boiling accompanied by the evacuation and splashing of the surface layer, the destruction of the double electric layer on the surface, and the spread of an electrified vapor-drop mixture (balloelectric effect). When the surface is covered with a transparent plate, ES generation can be caused by the charge separation upon the detachment of the water surface from the plate by a vapor bubble resulting from boiling and the displacement of the charged water surface upon the expansion and contraction of the bubble.
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