A theoretical model for multiple-pulse laser-induced damage to metal mirrors
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 54 (10) , 5727-5731
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.331794
Abstract
In this paper, we present a phenomenological model based on laser‐induced thermoelasticity, which shows that the threshold intensity required to initiate plastic deformation of metal surfaces increases with laser beam size for spots larger than the thermal diffusion length during the pulse. The results are consistent with previous experimental observations.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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