• DocumentCode
    2783920
  • Title

    Femtosecond dynamics of the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition in aluminum

  • Author

    Kandyla, M. ; Shih, T. ; Mazur, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Physics and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present femtosecond time-resolved broadband measurements of the reflectivity of aluminum during the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition. Our experiments show that this transition is a thermal process, settling an existing controversy.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431110
  • Filename
    4431110
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2783920