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Study on X-ray Emission Using Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers in Materials Processing.

ABSTRACT: The interaction of ultrashort pulsed laser radiation with intensities of 10¹³ W cm^-2 and above with materials often results in an unexpected high X-ray photon flux. It has been shown so far, on the one hand, that X-ray photon emissions increase proportionally with higher laser power and the accumulated X-ray dose rates can cause serious health risks for the laser operators. On the other hand, there is clear evidence that little variations of the operational conditions can considerably affect the spectral X-ray photon flux and X-ray emissions dose. In order to enhance the knowledge in this field, four ultrashort pulse laser systems for providing different complementary beam characteristics were employed in this study on laser-induced X-ray emissions, including peak intensities between 8 × 10¹² W∙cm^-2 < I₀ < 5.2 × 10¹⁶ W∙cm^-2, up to 72.2 W average laser power as well as burst/bi-burst processing mode. By the example of AISI 304 stainless steel, it was verified that X-ray emission dose rates as high as H˙' (0.07) > 45 mSv h^-1 can be produced when low-intensity ultrashort pulses irradiate at a small 1 µm intra-line pulse distance during laser beam scanning and megahertz pulse repetition frequencies. For burst and bi-burst pulses, the second intra-burst pulse was found to significantly enhance the X-ray emission potentially induced by laser pulse and plasma interaction.

SUBMITTER: Schille J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8399459 | biostudies-literature |

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