Morphological changes in ultrafast laser ablation plumes with varying spot size

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

doi:10.1364/OE.23.015608

Morphological changes in ultrafast laser ablation plumes with varying spot size

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

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15608-15615
Number of pages	8
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	23
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.23.015608
State	Published - Jun 15 2015
Externally published	Yes

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