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Optical transmission and reflection of aluminum film irradiated by nanosecond laser beam and experimental studying of phase-explosion

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In this paper we present evidence for a phase explosion during the laser-induced ablation process by studying the optical reflectivity of the ablated plume. The ablation was produced by irradiating thin film aluminum coated on a quartz substrate with a single pulse laser beam in ambient air. The laser pulse was provided by the second harmonic of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with ∼10 ns pulse duration. The transmission of a low power He–Ne laser beam through the hot ablated material plume and its reflection (from the front surface, and rear surface of aluminum film) were also monitored during the duration of the ablation event. The results show that the front surface reflectivity is enhanced at an early time of ablation which is described as strong evidence for the creation of a phase explosion in this process.

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Mahdieh, M.H., Hosseini Shokoh, H. Optical transmission and reflection of aluminum film irradiated by nanosecond laser beam and experimental studying of phase-explosion. Appl. Phys. A 106, 995–1004 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-011-6727-z

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