Study of the interplay of vaporisation, melt displacement and melt ejection mechanisms under multiple pulse irradiation of metals

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 662-667

  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

Cumulative heating; Laser ablation; Melt ejection; Micromachining; Nanosecond laser; Plume

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; METAL MELTING; MICROMACHINING; VAPORIZATION;

CUMULATIVE HEATING; MELT EJECTION; NANOSECOND LASER; PLUME; PULSE IRRADIATION;

METALS;

EID: 33845441949     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.12.168     Document Type: Article

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