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Mechanisms of graphite ablation by sub-millisecond ytterbium fiber laser pulses

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 121, Issue 9, Pages -

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AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0109618

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  1. DOE NNSA - NA80-Agreement through Sandia National Laboratories [CT8405010 FUND CODE 01551]
  2. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [DE-AC02-05CH11231]

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This study investigates the dynamics of laser ablation on graphite at sub-millisecond timescale and reveals the mechanisms behind the formation of well-defined ablation features. The findings provide valuable insights for parameter optimization and customization of laser machining processes.
Graphite is a key material in a variety of cross-cutting applications in energy conversion, energy storage, and nuclear energy. Recently, temporally modulated continuous wave lasers have been shown to produce well-defined ablation features in graphite at relatively high processing speeds. In this work, we analyze in detail the laser ablation dynamics of single-pulse ablation in the sub-millisecond time regime to elucidate the origins of the resulting well-defined ablation craters using a combination of time-resolved emission imaging, diffuse reflection/scattering imaging, and optical emission spectroscopy. These multimodal in situ diagnostics revealed three main contributors to achieve well-defined ablation features: (1) rapid ejection of particles with & SIM;100 m/s speed, (2) ablation of the graphite in the gaseous form, and (3) absence of bulk liquid motion, which is typically observed in laser processing of metals. Plasma plume formation was sustained throughout the duration of the laser pulse (500 mu s). This work provides insights into the complex physical and chemical mechanisms of sub-millisecond laser-matter interactions, which are critical for parameter space optimization and tailoring of laser machining and drilling processes. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.

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