• DocumentCode
    2484794
  • Title

    A study of the effect of pulse duration in laser ablation of Zr-2.5 Nb metal

  • Author

    Ivanco, M. ; Bickel, G.A. ; McRae, G.A. ; Goodale, J.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    15-18 Nov 1993
  • Firstpage
    776
  • Lastpage
    777
  • Abstract
    In these experiments, we use a CO2 laser with an electro-optic switch, based on a CdTe crystal, to chop sections of various lengths out of a 60 ns single longitudinal mode laser pulse. These pulses are then amplified and used to ablate the surface of a polished Zr-2.5Nb coupon
  • Keywords
    beam choppers; carbon compounds; electro-optical switches; gas lasers; laser ablation; laser accessories; laser modes; niobium alloys; polishing; zirconium alloys; 60 ns; CO2; CO2 laser; CdTe; CdTe crystal; Zr-2.5 Nb metal; Zr-Nb; electro-optic switch; laser ablation; laser pulse chopping; longitudinal mode laser pulse; polished Zr-2.5Nb coupon; pulse duration; surface ablation; Acoustic beams; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Niobium; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Rivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1263-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1993.379422
  • Filename
    379422
    • Link To Document
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