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Time-Resolved Diagnostics of Excimer Laser-Generated Ablation Plasmas used for Pulsed Laser Deposition

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Excimer Lasers

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 265))

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Characteristics of laser plasmas used for pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of thin films are examined with four in situ diagnostic techniques: optical emission spectroscopy, optical absorption spectroscopy, ion probe studies, and gated ICCD (intensified charge-coupled-device array) fast photography. These four techniques are complementary and permit simultaneous views of the transport of ions, excited states, ground state neutrals and ions, and hot particulates following KrF laser ablation of YBCO, BN, graphite and Si in vacuum and background gases. The implementation and advantages of the four techniques are first described in order to introduce the key features of laser plasmas for pulsed laser deposition. Aspects of the interaction of the ablation plume with background gases (i.e., thermalization, attenuation, shock formation) and the collision of the plasma plume with the substrate heater are then summarized. The techniques of fast ICCD photography and gated photon counting are then applied to investigate the temperature, velocity, and spatial distribution of hot particles generated during KrF ablation of YBCO, BN, Si and graphite. Finally, key features of fast imaging of the laser ablation of graphite into high pressure rare gases are presented in order to elucidate internal reflected shocks within the plume, redeposition of material on a surface, and formation of hot nanoparticles within the plume.

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Geohegan, D.B. (1994). Time-Resolved Diagnostics of Excimer Laser-Generated Ablation Plasmas used for Pulsed Laser Deposition. In: Laude, L.D. (eds) Excimer Lasers. NATO ASI Series, vol 265. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8104-2_12

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