Despite the apparent simplicity of pulsed laser deposition, consistent deposition of thin films
with the desired thickness, composition, crystallinity, and quality still remains challenging …

The production of a plasma by a pulsed laser beam in solids, liquids or gas is often
associated with the generation of a strong shock wave, which can be studied and interpreted …

Rapid, in-field, and non-contact isotopic analysis of solid materials is extremely important to
a large number of applications, such as nuclear nonproliferation monitoring and forensics …

The influence of ambient pressure on the spectral emission features and expansion
dynamics of a plasma plume generated on a metal target has been investigated. The …

Practical extreme ultraviolet (EUV) sources yield the desired 13.5 nm radiation but also
generate debris, significantly limiting the lifespan of the collector mirror in lithography. In this …

We investigated spatio-temporal evolution of ns laser ablation plumes at atmospheric
pressure, a favored condition for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and laser-ablation …

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 …

Although it is relatively straightforward to measure the ionic, atomic, molecular, and particle
emission features from laser ablation plumes, the associated kinetic and thermodynamic …

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 …

Studies of ion emissions from laser-induced plasmas (LIPs) provide insights into the
hydrodynamic expansion of the plume. Investigations of the kinetic energy distributions …