Influence of the working atmosphere on the excimer laser ablation of Al 2 O 3 -TiC ceramics

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 196-208

  Mendes, M ^a   Vilar, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ablation rate; Al 2 O 3 TiC ceramics; Laser micromachining

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ATTENUATION; EXCIMER LASERS; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; MICROMACHINING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

LASER MICROMACHINING;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0037441181     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(02)01217-5     Document Type: Article

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