Which effect limits micromachining resolution using excimer lasers?

💡 Explanation

Plasma formation absorbs the laser energy through Inverse Bremsstrahlung, rather than ablating the material cleanly, because energetic electrons collide with atoms creating a plasma cloud; therefore, resolution suffers as material melts, rather than being cleanly removed.

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