O. Kreitschitz et al., TIME-OF-FLIGHT INVESTIGATION OF THE INTENSITY DEPENDENCE OF LASER-DESORBED POSITIVE-IONS FROM SRF2, Applied physics. A, Solids and surfaces, 58(6), 1994, pp. 563-571
The intensity dependence of the total and specific yields of positive
ions desorbed from SrF2 under 193 nm and 308 nm excimer-laser irradiat
ion has been investigated by the time-of-flight method. The following
positive ion species have been detected: F+, Sr+, Sr++, SrF+ and SrF2. The Sr+ and SrF+ emission yields are found to increase as E(n), wher
e E represents the laser energy per pulse. The exponent n is related t
o defect-initiated neutral particle emission and gas-phase ionization.
The influence of surface damage on this power dependence is investiga
ted. The F+ emission yield showed a quite different behaviour compared
to that of the Sr+ and SrF+ emission. At both wavelengths the total p
ositive ion emission yields saturate at a certain laser energy. In the
saturation regime the SrF+ emission vanishes and alternative emission
of F+ and Sr+ was observed at both wavelengths, but the total emissio
n yield in the saturation regime (F+ + Sr+) remained constant. A Scann
ing Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to investigate the damage spots
after laser irradiation for thermal effects.