title: Laser-ablation rates measured using x-ray laser transmission.
abstract: The rate of laser ablation at irradiances of approximately 2 x 10{14} W cm{-2} of solid iron has been measured using the transmission of a neonlike zinc x-ray laser at 21.2 nm through thin iron targets. Ablated iron becomes transparent to the x-ray laser flux, enabling the thickness of unablated material and hence the rate of ablation to be measured from time resolved x-ray laser transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of York, York, UK.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Whittaker
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tallents
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pert
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authors.lastname: Rus
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mocek
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Kozlová
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authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polan
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Praeg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stupka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Homer