June 1, 2015
Journal Article

Morphological Changes in Ultrafast Laser Ablation Plumes with Varying Spot Size

Abstract

We investigated the role of spot size on plume morphology during ultrafast laser ablation of metal targets. Our results show that the spatial features of fs LA plumes are strongly dependent on the focal spot size.

Revised: August 26, 2015 | Published: June 1, 2015

Citation

Harilal S.S., P.K. Diwakar, M.P. Polek, and M.C. Phillips. 2015. Morphological Changes in Ultrafast Laser Ablation Plumes with Varying Spot Size. Optics Express 23, no. 12:15608-15615. PNNL-SA-109062. doi:10.1364/OE.23.015608