Optical diagnostics of laser-produced plasmas

SS Harilal, MC Phillips, DH Froula, KK Anoop… - Reviews of Modern …, 2022 - APS
Laser-produced plasmas (LPPs) engulf exotic and complex conditions ranging in
temperature, density, pressure, magnetic and electric fields, charge states, charged particle …

A review of the current analytical approaches for evaluating, compensating and exploiting self-absorption in Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

F Rezaei, G Cristoforetti, E Tognoni, S Legnaioli… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper a review of different approaches for handling the self-absorption effect in Laser-
Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) applications is presented. From an analytical point …

Experimental and computational study of complex shockwave dynamics in laser ablation plumes in argon atmosphere

SS Harilal, GV Miloshevsky, PK Diwakar… - Physics of …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We investigated spatio-temporal evolution of ns laser ablation plumes at atmospheric
pressure, a favored condition for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser-ablation …

The role of laser wavelength on plasma generation and expansion of ablation plumes in air

AE Hussein, PK Diwakar, SS Harilal… - journal of applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We investigated the role of excitation laser wavelength on plasma generation and the
expansion and confinement of ablation plumes at early times (0–500 ns) in the presence of …

Effects of the background environment on formation, evolution and emission spectra of laser-induced plasmas

A De Giacomo, M Dell'Aglio, R Gaudiuso… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper the most important features of Laser Induced Plasma (LIP) evolution were
analyzed from the fundamental point of view, in order to point out the effects of background …

The influence of spot size on the expansion dynamics of nanosecond-laser-produced copper plasmas in atmosphere

X Li, W Wei, J Wu, S Jia, A Qiu - Journal of Applied Physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
Laser produced copper plasmas of different spot sizes in air were investigated using fast
photography and optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The laser energy was 33 mJ. There …

Basic mechanisms of signal enhancement in ns double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in a gas environment

E Tognoni, G Cristoforetti - Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the mechanisms of the signal enhancement in double-pulse laser-induced
breakdown spectroscopy is highly desirable. It is evident, however, that it is not possible to fit …

Influence of exothermic chemical reactions on laser-induced shock waves

JL Gottfried - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Differences in the excitation of non-energetic and energetic residues with a 900 mJ, 6 ns
laser pulse (1064 nm) have been investigated. Emission from the laser-induced plasma of …

Investigation of multi-timescale processing phenomena in femtosecond laser drilling of zirconia ceramics

Y Zhang, Y Ito, H Sun, N Sugita - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Femtosecond lasers have been applied to machining of zirconia (ZrO_2) ceramics because
of their ultrashort pulse duration and high peak power. However, an unclear understanding …

Studies on laser ablation of silicon using near IR picosecond and deep UV nanosecond lasers

ME Shaheen, JE Gagnon, BJ Fryer - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Micromachining and other processing of different materials using lasers have been the focus
of a large number of investigations in recent years. In this study, we investigate the …