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9 May 1997 Energy transfer in the laser ablation of metals
George P. Pinho, Gert Callies, Henrik Schittenhelm, Robert E. Mueller, Peter Berger, Walter W. Duley, Helmut Huegel
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Abstract
We outline results obtained from Schlieren and dye laser resonance absorption imaging of the plume ejected from an aluminum target in a nitrogen atmosphere of 1 bar and 100 mbar by a KrF excimer laser (lambda equals 248 nm, FWHM equals 30 ns). The results show that for relatively low and high laser fluences (14 J/cm2 and 36 J/cm2), the plume closely follows the shock wave which is generated by the ablated material pushing against the surrounding gas. Calculations of the evolution of the ambient gas and ablated material show that the temperature and electron density vary greatly depending on the laser fluence and the external gas pressure. We report maximum plasma temperatures of 39888 K and electron densities of 4.2 multiplied by 1026 m-3 for a laser fluence of 36 J/cm2. These results indicate that inverse bremsstrahlung may play a very significant role in how the laser pulse energy is distributed in the plume for high laser fluences.
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George P. Pinho, Gert Callies, Henrik Schittenhelm, Robert E. Mueller, Peter Berger, Walter W. Duley, and Helmut Huegel "Energy transfer in the laser ablation of metals", Proc. SPIE 2991, Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing II, (9 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273733
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KEYWORDS
Pulsed laser operation

Absorption

Plasma

Aluminum

Dye lasers

Laser ablation

Photography

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