Atomistic modeling of ultrashort-pulse ultraviolet laser ablation of a thin LiF film

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1817-1824

  Cherednikov, Yaroslav ^a   Inogamov, Nail A ^b   Urbassek, Herbert M ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b LANDAU INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; IRRADIATION; MELTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ABLATION MECHANISMS; ATOMISTIC MODELING; COHESIVE ENERGIES; ENERGIZATION; LASER FLUENCES; MULTIFRAGMENTATION; OSCILLATORY RELAXATION; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THERMOELASTICS; UV-LASER IRRADIATION;

ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

EID: 79961048081     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001817     Document Type: Article

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