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The characteristics and feasibility of an in-line debris control technique for KrF excimer laser ablative micromachining
thesis
posted on 2015-02-20, 15:49 authored by Colin F. DowdingTo observe KrF excimer laser ablation through thin liquid film of de-ionized (DI) water and the
effects thereof on debris control, equipment was designed to contain a small control volume that could
be supplied with a fixed flow velocity thin film of DI water to immerse a bisphenol A polycarbonate
workpiece. Using the same equipment comparison with ablation in ambient air was possible.
The positional debris deposition of samples machined in ambient air was found to show
modal tendency reliant on the feature shape machined and according to species size. This is proposed
to be due to the interaction of multiple shockwaves at the extent of ablation plumes generated at
geometry specific locations in the feature. Debris was deposited where the shockwaves collide.
Ablating under a flowing thin film of DI water showed potential to modify the end position and
typical size of the debris produced, as well as increased homogeneity of deposition density. Compared
with a sample machined in ambient air, the use of immersion has reduced the range of debris
deposition by 17% and the deposition within the boundary of the ablation plume has a comparatively
even population density. Unlike samples machined in ambient air, outside the ablation plume extents
positional control of deposited debris by thin film flowing DI water immersion was evidenced by
rippled flow line patterns, indicating the action of transport by fluid flow. A typical increase in debris
size by an order of magnitude when using DI water as an immersing liquid was measured, a result that
is in line with a colloidal interaction response... cont'd.
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School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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© Colin F. DowdingPublisher statement
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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.632724Language
- en