1. Investigation of laser-sustained plasma and the role of plasma in carbon dioxide laser nitriding of titanium Open Access Author: Nassar, Abdalla Ramadan Title: Investigation of laser-sustained plasma and the role of plasma in carbon dioxide laser nitriding of titanium Graduate Program: Engineering Science and Mechanics Keywords: Laser-Sustained PlasmaLSPOptical DischargePlasmaNitridingLaser ProcessingLaser nitridingSpectroscopyCFD File: Download 1-Nassar_Final_Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Judith Todd Copley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJudith Todd Copley, Committee Chair/Co-ChairStephen M Copley, Special MemberJohn David Mathews, Committee MemberAlbert Eliot Segall, Committee MemberVladimir V Semak, Committee Member