Morphology of Meteorite Surfaces Ablated by High-Power Lasers: Review and Applications

0579887 - ÚFP 2024 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Křivková, A. - Laitl, V. - Chatzitheodoridis, E. - Petera, L. - Kubelík, P. - Knížek, A. - Saeidfirozeh, H. - Drtinová, B. - Čuba, V. - Páclík, D. - Mocek, T. - Brajer, J. - Kaufman, J. - Divoký, M. - Koukal, J. - Dudžák, Roman - Schmidt, N. - Boháček, P. - Civiš, S. - Lenža, L. - Krůs, Miroslav - Ferus, M.
Morphology of Meteorite Surfaces Ablated by High-Power Lasers: Review and Applications.
Applied Sciences-Basel. Roč. 12, č. 10 (2022), č. článku 4869. E-ISSN 2076-3417
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA21-11366S
Institutional support: RVO:61389021
Keywords : high-power laser * laser ablation * laser-induced plasma * laser–matter interaction * meteorites
OECD category: Physical chemistry
Impact factor: 2.7, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/4869

Under controlled laboratory conditions, lasers represent a source of energy with well-defined parameters suitable for mimicking phenomena such as ablation, disintegration, and plasma formation processes that take place during the hypervelocity atmospheric entry of meteoroids. Furthermore, lasers have also been proposed for employment in future space exploration and planetary defense in a wide range of potential applications. This highlights the importance of an experimental investigation of lasers’ interaction with real samples of interplanetary matter: meteorite specimens. We summarize the results of numerous meteorite laser ablation experiments performed by several laser sources—a femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser, the multislab ceramic Yb:YAG Bivoj laser, and the iodine laser known as PALS (Prague Asterix Laser System). The differences in the ablation spots’ morphology and their dependence on the laser parameters are examined via optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and profilometry in the context of the meteorite properties and the physical characteristics of laser-induced plasma.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0348674