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    When will a material burn if a laser is shone on it?

    It is for a dissertation for my Masters in Mechanical Engineering, so the reason is not so silly! I need the material to 'convert' the laser light into IR radiation which can be picked up by an IR detector. My reason for wanting to know whether the material will burn is simple- the material...
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    When will a material burn if a laser is shone on it?

    Hi there, This may sound like a silly question, but I'm looking at shining a high power laser onto a target material for a fixed period of time. I have modeled Alumina in Ansys Icepak, and the temperature increase has come to 4700 degrees C. This maximum temperature is only reached for...
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    Calculating the heating effect of a Class IV laser

    thank you for your reply. I am ultimately looking for the surface temperature within the beam of the laser. As surely the part inside the beam will become much hotter than that outside? also- do you have any kind of equations that would be appropriate?
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    Calculating the heating effect of a Class IV laser

    Hi guys, I am of a Mechanical Engineering background, however my dissertation has a largely optics based focus, and I am struggling with understanding the heating effect of a Laser. I will be using various wavelength ND:Yag lasers, and will be focussing them onto a target material, which...
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