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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages 479-487Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-011-6747-8
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
- Centre of Excellence for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research (QUEST)
- [CH179/20-1]
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An experimental study of femtosecond laser-induced jet formation and droplet ejection from thin metal films is presented. These processes are compared to liquid jet formation during laser-induced forward transfer of viscous liquids. As a result of this comparison, a mechanism explaining the main features of laser processing of thin metal films is proposed. According to this mechanism, laser-induced generation of a molten bump and its collapse are similar to the collapse of cavitation bubbles on a liquid-air interface. Material criteria required for realization of the jetting process are discussed and supported by experimental observations.
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