Effect of electric field on plasma control during CO2 laser welding

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 181-189

  Tse, H C ^a   Man, H C ^a   Yue, T M ^a  

^a Laser Processing Center   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

PENETRATION DEPTH; PLASMA CONTROL;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 0034156177     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(00)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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