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Laser Ablation Crater in Sapphire

Crater in a sapphire substrate hit with a femtosecond laser pulse, followed by annealing to develop the step structure. 20 µm scan. Steps on the surface are 3 Å atomic steps. A small chunk was blown out of the center of the crater. Imaged with a MFP-3D AFM. Image courtesy of S. MacLaren (sample courtesy Fumiya Watanabe, UIUC), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Date: 16th November 17

Last Updated: July 12, 2018, 11:13 am

Author: Asylum Research

Category: Asylum Gallery Image

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