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A pulsed Nd:YAG laser (10 mJ, 12 ns, 1064 nm) was employed to study the IR irradiation effects on metallic samples of cadmium. The laser was irradiated for 100, 200, and 300 shots under a vacuum ∼10−3 Torr. The results were investigated using a Hi Tech S3000H Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X’pert Pro PANalytical X-ray Diffractometer (XRD). The micrographs obtained from SEM reveal that the surface morphological changes have occurred in the form of a crater. The forward expansion of plasma into an ambient gas coupled with the recondensation of the target surface results in the formation of debris. Large temperature gradients produce variations in the thermal resistance that leads to the distributed shape of the heat-affected zone. The hydrodynamic effects are apparent with a liquid flow to form the recast material around the periphery of the laser focal area. The turbulent resolidified material is formed when surface asperities are accelerated away from the liquid surface during each laser pulse due to melting followed by the thermal expansion of the liquid. The positive feed back of the repeated pulses resulted in the form of ripples. Grains appear on the surface as evidence of heterogeneous nucleation. The confirmation of the formation of these structures has been done by X-ray Diffractometer (XRD).
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Rafique, M.S., Khaleeq-ur-Rahman, M., Firdos, T. et al. XRD and SEM analysis of a laser-irradiated cadmium. Laser Phys. 17, 1138–1145 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X0709006X
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