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Study of a plasma generated in metal surface treatment by laser ablation in air : characterisations of induced radiation and nanoparticules

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The interaction of a laser beam of short pulse duration with metallic materials such as aluminum, iron or titanium is characterized by the presence of a high energy and strongly ionized plume (plasma). The aim of this study is to understand the mechanisms involved in plasma, created when laser-target interaction, which lead to the formation of nanoparticles. We would generally consider the dynamic expansion in the air of the plasma plume formed with a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser to specify the conditions of formation of these particles and their morphological and structural characteristics. Thus, this work is divided onto two parts. In the first part, we present the experimental characterization of the expansion of the plume in the air. The radiation induced by plasma allows to extracting the plasma characteristics. Two complementary methods were used: atomic spectrometry which allows to doing a physical analysis of plasma and spectral fast imagery to obtain a morphological analysis. The second part is devoted to the characterization of particles formed in the same operating conditions. In order to analyzing the particles as close to their formation environment, an analysis “in flight” of particle size distribution is implemented by EEPS granulometry. This experiment is preparatory at an analysis by in-situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (S.A.X.S.) under a controlled atmosphere, which allows to studying the influence of oxygen on the size and the morphology of the particles.