CO[sub 2] Laser Ablation Area Scaling And Redeposition On Flat Polyoxymethylene Targets

• Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1278; no. 1; pp. 538 - 547
• Main Authors: Sinko, John E., Scharring, Stefan, Eckel, Hans-Albert, Tsukiyama, Yosuke, Umehara, Noritsugu, Ichihashi, Katsuhiro, Ogita, Naoya, Sasoh, Akihiro, Roeser, Hans-Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: United States AIP 01.01.2010
• Subjects: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ABLATION; ABSORPTION; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS LASERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LASER TARGETS; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; LASERS; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLASMA; PROPULSION; SIMULATION; SORPTION; TARGETS

One of the remaining unknown subjects of laser propulsion involves whether special benefits or challenges exist for applying laser ablation propulsion to targets with particularly large or small spot areas. This subject is of high importance for a wide range of topics ranging from laser removal of s...