Microstructural evolution of laser-exposed silicon targets in SF6 atmospheres

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1629-1631

  Fowlkes, J D ^a   Pedraza, A J ^a   Lowndes, D H ^b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001363955     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1308538     Document Type: Article

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