Abstract
We report morphologic changes of metallic surfaces at the onset of ablation, starting from gentle ablation to the emergence of ablation craters. The evolution of both observed melting zones and of ablation craters therein are investigated in dependence of the ablation laser fluence for nanosecond ultraviolet laser pulses. Further, consequences of crater formation for cluster synthesis within the released atomic vapor are pointed out.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43–47 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Physics A |
Volume | 82 |
Early online date | 15 Nov 2005 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2006 |
Keywords
- melting zone
- crater formation
- target spot
- ablation crater
- morphologic surface change