Abstract
Significant impulsive momentum is imparted to residual tissue during pulsed-laser ablation from the surface of the tissue because the mass ablated is generally ejected with sizable velocity. This momentum is equal to the integral over time of pressure applied to the residual tissue.
© 1993 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Alexander A. Oraevsky, Frank K. Tittel, and Steven L. Jacques
TuBB.4 OSA Annual Meeting (FIO) 1993
R. Cubeddu, C. Sozzi, P. Taroni, and G. Valentini
CTuB5 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1993
Alexander A. Oraevsky, Steven L. Jacques, and Frank K. Tittel
CTuN89 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO:S&I) 1993