Ablation efficiency

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000041",
  "term": "Ablation efficiency",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The ratio of the mass of material removed from a sample surface to the total energy deposited by a laser pulse during an ablation process. It quantifies how effectively the laser energy is converted into material removal. This parameter is often expressed in units of micrograms per joule (µg/J).",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "laser induced breakdown spectroscopy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 711 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ablation-efficiency/"
}