Atomistic simulation of laser-pulse surface modification: Predictions of models with various length and time scales

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 2015, Pages

  Starikov, Sergey V ^a,b   Pisarev, Vasily V ^a,b  

^a MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ALUMINUM; GOLD; LASER PULSES; LIQUID METALS; MELTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SHOCK WAVES; ULTRAFAST LASERS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ATOMISTIC MODELS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; ELECTRON PRESSURES; LOW ENERGY LASER; PULSE ENERGIES; SURFACE LAYERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; VOID FORMATION;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 84926500047     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4916600     Document Type: Article

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