Abstract
The dynamics of gas-phase nanoparticle formation by pulsed laser ablation into background gases were examined by photoluminescence and Rayleigh scattering techniques. The ablation of Si into heavier Ar resulted in a uniform, stationary plume of nanoparticles while Si ablation into lighter He resulted in a turbulent ring of particles which propagated forward at 10 m/s. The effects of gas flow on nanoparticle formation, photoluminescence, and collection were also studied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 47-59 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 526 |
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| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Apr 13 1998 → Apr 16 1998 |