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The time-dependent intensity profile of pulsed KrF excimer laser radiation reflected from polyimide is determined over a range of laser fluences, from well below to above the ablation threshold. The reflected laser beam is truncated once the incident laser radiation exceeds a threshold fluence, i.e., truncation depends on the energy per unit area and not on the intensity, analogous to results for the ablation threshold and the etch depth per pulse. The threshold fluence for pulse truncation corresponds to the onset of ablation. The results indicate that the truncation is not due to laser plasma interactions at these fluences. A general mechanism is discussed involving a time dependent index of refraction.
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Singleton, D.L., Paraskevopoulos, G. & Taylor, R.S. Dynamics of excimer laser ablation of polyimide determined by time-resolved reflectivity. Appl. Phys. B 50, 227–230 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357288
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