Study of the fluence dependent interplay between laser induced material removal mechanisms in metals: Vaporization, melt displacement and melt ejection

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 252, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 5182-5188

  Fishburn, J M ^a   Withford, M J ^a   Coutts, D W ^a,b   Piper, J A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; Melt displacements; Melt ejection; Nanosecond laser; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; DROP FORMATION; LASER BEAMS; MELT SPINNING; PROFILOMETRY; VAPORIZATION;

HIGH SPEED IMAGING; MELT DISPLACEMENTS; MELT EJECTION; NANOSECOND LASERS;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 33747417739     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.07.053     Document Type: Article

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