Crater geometry characterization of Al targets irradiated by single pulse and pulse trains of Nd:YAG laser in ambient air and water

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1778-1783

  Mahdieh, M H ^a   Nikbakht, M ^a   Eghlimi Moghadam, Z ^a   Sobhani, M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crater formation; Laser parameters; Pulsed lasers

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GEOMETRY; IRRADIATION; LASER PULSES; MICROSCOPES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ABLATION THRESHOLDS; CRATER FORMATION; DISTILLED WATER; LASER CHARACTERISTICS; LASER INTENSITIES; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER PULSE INTENSITY; PLASMA SHIELDING;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 72749093058     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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