Laser-supported process for cleaning a surface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6419996
APP PUB NO 20010004480A1
SERIAL NO

09189939

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A process to remove a surface layer from a substrate by irradiating laser radiation, wherein the surface is scanned sequentially with the laser radiation being concentrated to a focus, before irradiating a predetermined surface element a thin fluid film or a fluid droplet cover is applied which covers at least that surface element, and the laser beam influences the surface element only for a very short treatment interval, especially less then 10 ms. By appropriate choice of the process parameters power density, treatment interval length, thickness of the fluid film, surface adhesion of the fluid, absorption characteristics of the fluid for the effective laser wavelength, and absorption characteristics of the fluid vapor an explosive evaporation of the fluid film is effected which results in a flaking of the surface and an evaporation of loose residues of the surface layer.

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LASER- UND MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GGMBHKRAHMERSTRASSE 6-10 D-12207 BERLIN

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Fricke, Thomas Berlin, DE 10 154
Mueller, Gerhard Berlin, DE 131 2200

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