Abstract
Species ablated from solid ozone by a UV laser were investigated using a time-of-flight method through a quadrupole mass filter. The results show that UV-laser ablation of solid ozone can produce a pulsed ozone beam with a translational energy far above that of room temperature. High-concentration ozone from an ozone jet generator is solidified on a sapphire substrate attached to a copper block which is cooled to 30 to 60 K on a cryocooler head and the solid ozone is irradiated by pulsed laser light from a KrF laser (248 nm). The ablated species were a mixture of ozone and molecular oxygen as well as atomic oxygen due to photodissociation of ozone. At a substrate temperature of 30 K, the total amount of ablated ozone increases as the laser fluence increases to 13 mJcm-2. Beyond this fluence, enhanced decomposition of ozone occurs. Gaussian fitting of the time-of-flight signals of the ablated ozone reveals an average thermal energy exceeding 1,500 K. The velocity also increases when the laser fluence enters saturation at 2,300 K at 13 mJcm-2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | J131-J136 |
Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
Volume | 617 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 Jan 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering