“Laser cleaning” removes particles from surfaces

Laser-cleaning techniques for removal of surface particulates

A. C. Tam, W. P. Leung, Werner Zapka et al. · Journal of Applied Physics · 1992 · 412 citations

Optical Materials, Engineering, Laser Applications +20

Efficient pulsed laser removal of 0.2 μm sized particles from a solid surface

Werner Zapka, W. Ziemlich, A. C. Tam · Applied Physics Letters · 1991 · 227 citations

Optical Materials, Laser Processing (Laser Material Processing), Engineering +24

Laser-assisted micron scale particle removal

K. Imen, Shyan J. Lee, Susan D. Allen · Applied Physics Letters · 1991 · 119 citations

Engineering, Microscopy, Laser Applications +20

Noncontact monitoring of laser ablation using a miniature piezoelectric probe to detect photoacoustic pulses in air

W. P. Leung, A. C. Tam · Applied Physics Letters · 1992 · 54 citations

Biomedical Acoustics, Engineering, Laser Applications +20

Removal of small particles from surfaces by pulsed laser irradiation: observations and a mechanism

J. D. Kelley, Michael I. Stuff, Floyd E. Hovis et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1991 · 27 citations

Chemical Engineering, Optical Materials, Particle Removal +15