Investigation into absorption of the incident laser beam during Nd:YAG laser processing of metals

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 503-511

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Yilbas, Z ^b   Akcakoyun, N ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laser drilling; Lasers (Nd:YAG); Materials processing; Metals; Plasma absorption

Indexed keywords

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; METALS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INVERSE BREMSSTRAHLUNG; LANGMUIR PROBE; LASER DRILLING; LASER POWER INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION;

LASER BEAM CUTTING;

EID: 0030263308     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(96)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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