Laser-ablation rates measured using x-ray laser transmission.
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.
Edwards
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Department of Physics, University of York, York, UK.
Whittaker
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Tallents
G J
GJ
Mistry
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Pert
G J
GJ
Rus
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B
Mocek
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Kozlová
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Polan
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J
Praeg
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A
Stupka
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Homer
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