Which consequence results when a high-powered laser ablates confined silicon?

💡 Explanation

Plasma forms at silicon's surface heated intensely by the laser; therefore strong ionization causes optical breakdown rather than simply material melt or vaporization, because direct energy is converted to particle kinetic energy rather than slower thermal conduction.

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