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A thermal model for the ablation of polymers by lasers and high intensity ion pulses

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The results for the ablation of polymers by High-Intensity Pulsed Ion Beams (HIPIB) as well as by laser pulses of different wavelengths and pulse widths are discussed. A thermal model is proposed that reproduces all available experimental data. An Arrhenius type relation is assumed for the ablation velocityw(T) =w 0 exp (−T 1/T). Once the two parametersw 0 andT 1 are known for a certain polymer the model allows one to predict the ablation rate as a function of laser wavelength, fluence, and pulse width and for HIPIB pulses.

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Feurer, T., Langhoff, H. A thermal model for the ablation of polymers by lasers and high intensity ion pulses. Appl. Phys. A 63, 13–17 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01579741

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