Laser-induced vaporization of a stretching sheet of liquid tin

We experimentally study the mass distribution of a sheet liquid tin formed by impact ns-laser pulse on spherical microdroplet. The is obtained using low-intensity, second pulse, which induces vaporization stretching thin sheet. This careful enables investigation thickness profile sheet, and its mass, at early times after laser droplet, have remained inaccessible methods used in recent work [B. Liu et al., Phys. Rev. Appl. 13, 024035 (2020)]. method, moreover, allows visualization thick rim that bounds Our results unambiguously demonstrate increasing energy incident reaching predetermined target radius more quickly, larger fraction remaining Specifically, our studies show doubling reducing required expansion time. As corollary, less will end up other channels distribution, such as fragments surrounding Accordingly, would be available for interaction with energetic, main industry to produce hot dense plasma from targets order create extreme ultraviolet light nanolithography.