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Computational modeling of physical processes during laser ablation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10177638
A combined theoretical and experimental effort to model various physical processes during laser ablation of solids (silicon) using a variety of computational techniques is described. Currently the focus of the modeling is on the following areas: (a) rapid transformations through the liquid and vapor phases under possibly nonequilibrium thermodynamic conditions induced by laser-solid interactions, (b) breakdown of the vapor into a plasma in the early stages of ablation through both electronic and photoionization processes, (c) hydrodynamic behavior of the vapor/plasma during and after ablation, and (d) effects of initial conditions in the vapor, in particular, the nature of the initial velocity distribution, on the characteristics of subsequent vapor expansion. Results from the modeling are compared with experimental observations where possible.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10177638
Report Number(s):
CONF-940586--1; ON: DE94017699
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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