Emission of prompt electrons during excimer laser ablation of aluminum targets
- 5 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 75 (1) , 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.124259
Abstract
We report on prompt emission of fast electrons occurring during xenon–fluoride (351 nm) laser ablation of aluminum targets in the nanosecond regime. We have measured both the kinetic energy distribution and the energy-integrated time-of-flight distribution of these electrons. Experimental data evidence that the energetic electrons are produced during the laser pulse as a consequence of two-photon processes, and that space-charge effects influence the photoemitted electron kinetic energy, leading to prompt electrons kinetic energy distributions extending up to ≈15 eV.Keywords
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