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Monte Carlo simulation is used to study the role of chemical reactions
in the gas flow of particles laser desorbed from the target into a va
cuum. The influence of recombination and dissociation processes on the
properties of the gas flow is considered. It was found that chemical
reactions have a significant effect on the composition of the desorpti
on jet and on the angular and mean energy distributions of the desorbe
d particles. The study of these phenomena is of a particular interest
for the understanding of the process of thin film deposition by pulsed
laser ablation. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.