Analysis of the expansion of rear and front-side laser ablation plasmas

With transparent target materials it is possible to get both front-side and rear-side laser ablation. Rear-side laser ablationhas been investigated as a new configuration for thin film deposition of transparent materials. In order to study thefeatures of this configuration, the analysis of the propa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: E. Camps, L. Escobar, S. Muhl, M. Villagrán, E. Haro Poniatowski
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:94216110
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=94216110
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Thin film
Shock wave
Laser ablation
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Sumario:With transparent target materials it is possible to get both front-side and rear-side laser ablation. Rear-side laser ablationhas been investigated as a new configuration for thin film deposition of transparent materials. In order to study thefeatures of this configuration, the analysis of the propagation of laser ablation plumes of the rear and front-side plasmaswas performed. The shock wave associated with rear and front-side ablation plumes were recorded by shadowgraphy andthe corresponding velocities were determined in each case. We found a spherical wave front in both cases, with the shockwave of the rear-side plasma having a higher velocity. Optical emission spectroscopy measurements were carried out inorder to identify the excited species present in each plasma