[en] Melting velocities were measured in thin gold films by performing pump/probe transmission measurements using a unique picosecond excimer pump and dye laser probe. Monitoring the depth of the liquid by changes in the near psuedo-Brewster's angle transmission allowed for direct measurement of crystal/melt interfacial velocity up to 1,500 m/s
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Nastasi, M. (ed.) (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)); Harriott, L.R. (ed.) (AT and T Labs., Murray Hill, NJ (United States)); Herbots, N. (ed.) (Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)); Averback, R.S. (ed.) (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)); 932 p; ISBN 1-55899-174-3; 
; 1993; p. 717-722; Materials Research Society; Pittsburgh, PA (United States); 16. Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting; Boston, MA (United States); 30 Nov - 5 Dec 1992; Materials Research Society, 9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (United States)
; 1993; p. 717-722; Materials Research Society; Pittsburgh, PA (United States); 16. Materials Research Society (MRS) fall meeting; Boston, MA (United States); 30 Nov - 5 Dec 1992; Materials Research Society, 9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (United States)