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Isolated and highly symmetrical craters about 10µ in diameter can be formed on metal crystals by intense pulses of light from a laser. They may be caused by a localized plasma discharge at the surface.
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BASTON, T., BOWDEN, F. Localized Damage of Metal Crystals by Laser Irradiation. Nature 218, 150–152 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218150a0
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