Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses

Nikolay N. Nedialkov; Petar A. Atanasov; Detlef Breitling; G. Heusel; Friedrich Dausinger

doi:10.1117/12.617375

22 April 2005 Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses

Nikolay N. Nedialkov, Petar A. Atanasov, Detlef Breitling, G. Heusel, Friedrich Dausinger

Proceedings Volume 5830, 13th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617375
Event: 13th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 2004, Bourgas, Bulgaria

Abstract

Ablation of Fe, Al, Ni, and Cu by laser pulses at durations of 0.1, 1, and 5 ps is investigated experimentally. The laser fluence used vaires from below the ablation threshold up to 100 J/cm². The ablation rate depends on the laser pulse duration at laser fluences above several J/cm² as the shorter pulse produces higher ablation rate. A change of the ablation regime with the laser fluence increase is also observed. The presence of molten material is clearly expressed at fluences above 10 J/cm² for all pulse durations used. These effects can be referred to the contribution of the electron heat diffusion in the distribution of the absorbed energy. The traces of solidified molten material suggest for realizations of melt ejection mechanism of ablation.

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Nikolay N. Nedialkov, Petar A. Atanasov, Detlef Breitling, G. Heusel, and Friedrich Dausinger "Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 5830, 13th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, (22 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617375

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