Laser-assisted Water Jet Machining of High Quality Micro-trap Structures on Stainless Steel Surfaces

The study systematically analyzes the impact of various parameters such as laser repetition frequency, pulse duration, average power, water jet pressure, repeat times, nozzle offset, focal position, offset distance between grooves, and processing speed on the surface morphology of stainless steel. The findings reveal that micro-groove depth increases with higher laser power but decreases with increasing jet pressure and processing speed. Interestingly, repeat times have minimal effect on depth. On the other hand, micro-groove width increases with higher laser power and repeat times but decreases with processing speed. By optimizing these parameters, the researchers achieved high-quality pound sign-shaped trap structures with consistent dimensions. We tested the secondary electron emission coefficient of the "well" structure. The coefficient is reduced by 0.5 at most compared to before processing, effectively suppressing secondary electron emission.