The effect of ambient gas on the expansion dynamics of the plasma plume generated by excimer laser ablation of a LaMnO3 target is investigated by using fast photography and optical emission spectroscopy. The plume propagation in an oxygen environment is examined with pressure ranging from vacuum to few hundreds Pa. Imaging analysis of the plume emission has allowed following the changes in the plume front dynamics as a function of time and pressure. The expansion dynamics of the plume front is examined by means of a theoretical description of plume evolution and shock-wave propagation in dimensionless variables. Optical emission spectroscopy analysis showed that the oxides are mainly formed in the gas-phase through reaction of the ablated atomic species with ambient oxygen. Moreover, we observed that the formation of oxides is strongly favoured at a pressure level where the formation of a shock-wave occurs.

Plume expansion dynamics during laser ablation of manganates in oxygen atmosphere / Amoruso, Salvatore; A., Sambri; X., Wang. - In: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. - ISSN 0169-4332. - STAMPA. - 253:(2007), pp. 7696-7701. [10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.02.041]

Plume expansion dynamics during laser ablation of manganates in oxygen atmosphere

AMORUSO, SALVATORE;
2007

Abstract

The effect of ambient gas on the expansion dynamics of the plasma plume generated by excimer laser ablation of a LaMnO3 target is investigated by using fast photography and optical emission spectroscopy. The plume propagation in an oxygen environment is examined with pressure ranging from vacuum to few hundreds Pa. Imaging analysis of the plume emission has allowed following the changes in the plume front dynamics as a function of time and pressure. The expansion dynamics of the plume front is examined by means of a theoretical description of plume evolution and shock-wave propagation in dimensionless variables. Optical emission spectroscopy analysis showed that the oxides are mainly formed in the gas-phase through reaction of the ablated atomic species with ambient oxygen. Moreover, we observed that the formation of oxides is strongly favoured at a pressure level where the formation of a shock-wave occurs.
2007
Plume expansion dynamics during laser ablation of manganates in oxygen atmosphere / Amoruso, Salvatore; A., Sambri; X., Wang. - In: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. - ISSN 0169-4332. - STAMPA. - 253:(2007), pp. 7696-7701. [10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.02.041]
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