Laser ablation of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is reviewed. The basic interaction
between ultrashort light pulses and the dielectric material is described, and different …

This review covers developments in the design of Laser Ablation (LA) cells, the associated
transport tubing assembly, and their coupling to Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass …

Traditionally nanosecond laser pulses have been used for Laser-induced Breakdown
Spectroscopy (LIBS) for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the samples. Laser produced …

Various basic mechanisms of material surface ablation produced by ultrashort laser pulses
are considered in the order of increasing the supplied laser fluence: low-threshold ultrafast …

The main features of ultra-short laser ablation of various materials (metals, semiconductors
or insulators) have been studied through the complementary analyses of the plasma plume …

Principles, advantages, applications and drawbacks of pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
technique for thin films preparation are reviewed. The PLD method is promising for …

The single-shot ablation threshold and incubation coefficient of copper were investigated
using an amplified near-infrared, femtosecond Ti: sapphire laser. To date, the near-infrared …

Experimental parameters and processes important in laser ablation such as the wavelength,
fluence and pulse width of the laser, the form of the ablation cell, the cell gas, the particle …

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

We present a short overview of studies performed in our research groups over the last
decade on the characterization of transient plasma plumes generated by laser ablation in …