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Novel method for defect detection in Al stripes by means of laser beam heating and detection of changes in electrical resistance

Nikawa et al., 1995

Document ID
8118504762734194653
Author
Nikawa K
Matsumoto C
Inoue S
Publication year
Publication venue
Japanese journal of applied physics

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We have successfully detected defects (voids and Si nodules) in Al stripes using an optical beam induced current (OBIC) system in which defects, even those beneath a metal surface, were detectable as the difference in changes in resistance, produced by laser beam heating …
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