Study shows what happens when ultrafast laser pulses, not heat, cause a material to change phase
Monday, October 15, 2018 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The way that ordinary materials undergo a phase change, such as melting or freezing, has been studied in great detail. Now, a team of researchers has observed that when they trigger a phase change by using intense pulses of laser light, instead of by changing the temperature, the process occurs very differently.