Charged-particle emission from dielectric materials initiated by a tunable picosecond mid-infrared laser

David R. Ermer; Michael R. Papantonakis; Michelle Baltz-Knorr; Richard F. Haglund Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.380797

23 March 2000 Charged-particle emission from dielectric materials initiated by a tunable picosecond mid-infrared laser

David R. Ermer, Michael R. Papantonakis, Michelle Baltz-Knorr, Richard F. Haglund Jr.

Proceedings Volume 3935, Laser Plasma Generation and Diagnostics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380797
Event: Symposium on High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In the ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared, single and multiphoton electronic transitions can explain the production and emission of charged atoms, molecules and photoelectrons during laser ablation and desorption. However, the process of charge transfer and ionization during ablation of dielectrics in the mid-infrared is not well understood. Even though significant electronic excitation is unlikely, copious emission of charged particles, e.g. atoms, molecules and electrons, is observed. No evidence of laser plume interactions is observed and inverse Bremsstrahlung (IB) is ruled out as a primary ionization/charge transfer mechanism. By irradiating with an ultrashort pulse-width mid-infrared laser tuned to a vibrational resonance it is possible to generate a high vibrational excitation density in dielectric materials. This high excitation density creates a non- equilibrium state of matter that exists until the deposited energy fully thermalizes. In this paper we report measurements of the kinetic energy of ions and electrons from CaCO₃, NaNO₃ and dihydroxybenzoic (DHB) acid that are highly non- thermal. This non-thermal energy distribution is evidence that the primary production of charged species occurs while the material is in a non-equilibrium state. The fact that it occurs in quite different materials, and without some of the characteristic signatures of electronically induced desorption and ionization, points toward a new mechanism.

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David R. Ermer, Michael R. Papantonakis, Michelle Baltz-Knorr, and Richard F. Haglund Jr. "Charged-particle emission from dielectric materials initiated by a tunable picosecond mid-infrared laser", Proc. SPIE 3935, Laser Plasma Generation and Diagnostics, (23 March 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380797

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