Photoacoustic monitoring of the mass removed in pulsed laser ablation

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-112

  Cai, Yue ^a   Cheung, N H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mass removed; Photoacoustic signal; Pulsed laser ablation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649976854     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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