Study by focused shadowgraphy of the effect of laser irradiance on laser-induced plasma formation and ablation rate in various gases

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-66

  Gravel, Jean Francois Y ^a   Boudreau, Denis ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; LIBS; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma imaging; Plasma shielding

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HELIUM; INERT GASES; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PROBES; PLASMAS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SHIELDING;

ABLATION RATES; GAS BREAKDOWNS; HELIUM ATMOSPHERES; LASER DRILLINGS; LASER IRRADIANCES; LASER-INDUCED PLASMAS; LIBS; NANO-SECONDS; PLASMA IMAGING; SHADOWGRAPHY; TIME SCALES;

LASER DIAGNOSTICS;

EID: 58149194586     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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