Investigation of positive and negative ionic products from laser ablation of polymers

E. E.B. Campbell, G. Ulmer, B. Hasselberger, I. V. Hertel

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Abstract

The ionic products from ultraviolet laser photoablation of polyimide and polystyrene have been studied as a function of laser fluence and wavelength. The negative ion spectra give a distinctive "fingerprint" of the polymer sample. The fragments are removed from the surface in a supersonic expansion. Ionic fragments have substantially larger velocities than neutral fragments. The ablation is seen to occur via multi-photon processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)346-351
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume43
Issue number1-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Dec 1989

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