Morphological changes in ultrafast laser ablation plumes with varying spot size

Harilal, S. S.; Diwakar, P. K.; Polek, M. P.; Phillips, M. C.

doi:10.1364/OE.23.015608

Title: Morphological changes in ultrafast laser ablation plumes with varying spot size

Journal Article · Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.015608· OSTI ID:1214803

Harilal, S. S. ^[1]; Diwakar, P. K. ^[2]; Polek, M. P. ^[2]; Phillips, M. C. ^[1]

Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)

We investigated the role of spot size on plume morphology during ultrafast laser ablation of metal targets. Our results show that the spatial features of fs LA plumes are strongly dependent on the focal spot size. Two-dimensional self-emission images showed that the shape of the ultrafast laser ablation plumes changes from spherical to cylindrical with an increasing spot size from 100 to 600 μm. The changes in plume morphology and internal structures are related to ion emission dynamics from the plasma, where broader angular ion distribution and faster ions are noticed for the smallest spot size used. The present results clearly show that the morphological changes in the plume with spot size are independent of laser pulse width.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1214803

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Vol. 23, Issue 12; ISSN 1094-4087

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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