Plume Optical Transmission Studies of a Thin 2-Propanol Layer Lifting Off From a Laser-Heated Si Substrate

S. I. Kudryashov, S. D. Allen

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Abstract

Plume velocities were measured in air by an optical transmission technique as a function of laser fluence using a KrF laser for explosive boiling and lift-off of a thin variable thickness 2-propanol layer on a laser-heated Si substrate of interest for laser-assisted particle removal. The plume velocities were found to diminish with an increase in the thickness of the 2-propanol layer. This dependence was explained on the basis of the the momentum conservation rule, assuming explosive expansion of the superheated alcohol layer under spinodal conditions.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalApplied Physics A
Volume79
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • alcohol
  • explosive
  • boiling
  • optical transmission
  • variable thickness

Disciplines

  • Physics
  • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

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