Fundamental processes in nanosecond pulsed laser ablation of metals in vacuum

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Icija, P ^a   Sanchez Rayo M N ^a   Martinez R ^a   Sierra, B ^a   Redondo, C ^a   Basterretxea, F J ^a   Castano F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONIZATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER PULSES; PHOTOELECTRONS;

ION ELECTRON RECOMBINATION; KINETIC ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; NANOSECOND PULSED LASER ABLATION;

METAL IONS;

EID: 40949159252     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.77.032904     Document Type: Article

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