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Measurements of Melting Velocities in Gold Films on a Picosecond Time Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

B. E. Homan ,
M. T. Connery ,
D. E. Harrison  and
C. A. Macdonald
B. E. Homan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York, Physics Department, Albany NY 12222
M. T. Connery
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York, Physics Department, Albany NY 12222
D. E. Harrison
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York, Physics Department, Albany NY 12222
C. A. Macdonald
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York, Physics Department, Albany NY 12222
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Abstract

Melting velocities were measured in thin gold films by performing pump/probe transmission measurements using a unique picosecond excimer pump and dye laser probe. Monitoring the depth of the liquid by changes in the near psuedo-Brewster's angle transmission allowed for direct measurement of crystal/melt interfacial velocity up to 1500 m/s.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 279: Symposium A – Beam-Solid Interactions–Fundamentals and Applications , 1992 , 717
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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