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Selected problems of laser ablation theory

S. I. Anisimov^a, B. S. Luk'yanchuk<sup>b

a</sup> Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences
^b A. M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: Physical mechanisms and theoretical models of laser ablation are discussed. For various mechanisms, typical associated phenomena are qualitatively regarded and methods for studying them quantitatively are considered. Calculated results relevant to ablation kinetics for a number of substances are presented and compared with experimental data.

PACS: 42.55.Ah, 79.20.Ds, 81.15.Fg

Received: March 14, 2001

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0172.200203b.0301

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2002, 45:3, 293–324

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