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← ScienceWhich effect results when a high-power laser ablates a microscale target?
A)Plasma formation and shockwave generation✓
B)Crystalline lattice stabilizes without damage
C)Target remains purely in solid phase
D)Elastic deformation preserves material integrity
💡 Explanation
Ablation causes rapid heating and ionization, resulting in plasma formation; shockwaves generate because the inverse Bremsstrahlung mechanism transfers energy from the laser to solid, not solely elastic effects to it. Therefore, a plasma plume erupts rather than the material staying solid.
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