Transient States of Matter during Short Pulse Laser Ablation
- 6 July 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 81 (1), 224-227
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.81.224
Abstract
Short pulse laser ablation of semiconductors and metals is studied by means of ultrafast time-resolved microscopy. The characteristic stages of the conversion of solid material into hot fluid matter undergoing ablation are identified. Initially metallic material transforms during the expansion into a transparent state with a high index of refraction.Keywords
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