Time-resolved emission spectroscopy of the high T c superconductor YBa2Cu3O7−x under laser ablation

Abstract
Time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy is described for high Tc YBa2Cu3O7−x under 8 ps/530 nm laser ablation. The emission spectrum covered most of the visible spectrum and showed emission lines from ions. The emission profiles in time consist of fast (≊25 ps) and slow (≊1 ns) decay components.