Molecular dynamics simulations of cluster distribution from femtosecond laser ablation in aluminum

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 559-565

  Sonntag, S ^a   Paredes, C Trichet ^a   Roth, J ^a   Trebin, H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATED MATERIALS; ABLATION THRESHOLDS; CLUSTER ALGORITHMS; CLUSTER DISTRIBUTIONS; CLUSTER-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER ABLATION; FLUENCES; GASPHASE; HUGE SAMPLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SINGLE PULSE;

ALUMINUM; CODES (SYMBOLS); LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ABLATION;

EID: 80052442067     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-011-6460-7     Document Type: Article

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