Multiple target laser ablation system

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:870249

Mashburn, Douglas N ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

A laser ablation apparatus and method are provided in which multiple targets consisting of material to be ablated are mounted on a movable support. The material transfer rate is determined for each target material, and these rates are stored in a controller. A position detector determines which target material is in a position to be ablated, and then the controller controls the beam trigger timing and energy level to achieve a desired proportion of each constituent material in the resulting film.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 5483037
• OSTI ID: 870249
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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