The paper presents the results of the study on nonthermal glow from the sur
face of metals, which is initiated by thermal deformations resulting from l
aser pulse action. The temporal dependences of the glow intensity have been
investigated. Oscillations of glow intensity were revealed, which are inte
rpreted by a certain order of dislocations rising on the surface. (C) 2000
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