We present the main features of the ultrashort, high-intensity laser installation at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL) including laser, beam transport and target area specifications. The laboratory was designed to host laser–target interacti
Particulate-reinforced metal matrix composites (PRMMCs) are difficult to machine due to the inclusion of hard, brittle reinforcing particles. Existing experimental investigations rarely reveal the complex material removal mechanisms (MRMs) involved in the