laser ablation

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meaningsoflaserandablation

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laser
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.zər/us
/ˈleɪ.zɚ/
(a device that produces) a powerful, narrow beam of light that can be used as a tool to cut metal, to perform medical operations, or to create patterns of light ...
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ablation
noun
uk
/əˈbleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæbˈleɪ.ʃən/
environment,geologyspecialized
the loss of ice or snow from a glacier or iceberg, or the loss of rock or similar material, caused by a process such as melting or erosion (= gradual damage and removing by waves, rain, ...
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Only with the high exit velocities possible with pulsedlaserablationpropulsion is it possible to overcome this problem.
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Low-energy low-divergence pulsed indium atomic beam bylaserablation.
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Pulsedlaserablationmechanisms of thin metal films.
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Synthesis and processing of silicon nanocrystallites using a pulsedlaserablationsupersonic expansion method.
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Minimisation of cavitation effects in pulsedlaserablationillustrated on laser angioplasty.
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In summary, we can conclude that vaporization and laser beam sputtering is the main mechanisms inlaserablation, under our conditions.
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The experimental results obtained were analyzed with relation to different theoretical models oflaserablation.
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Angular distributions of silver ions and neutrals emitted in vacuum bylaserablation.
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Table 2 shows how these expressions interrelate to give thelaserablationparameters.
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Diagnostics of cadmium plasma produced bylaserablation.
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Retinal direction selectivity after targetedlaserablationof starburst amacrine cells.
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They are of interest because they may represent the first economically viable application oflaserablationpropulsion.
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Generation of dense, pulsed beams of refractory metal atoms using two-stagelaserablation.
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A clear understanding of thelaserablationphenomena and common plasma processes are necessary for the control of laser processing.
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