A study of photothermal laser ablation of various polymers on microsecond time scales

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Table 1 Glass transition temperature (T _g , DSC, midpoint DIN) and the results of a thermogravimetric analysis of the different polymers

Polymer	T_g[K]	T_{10% loss}[K]^a	T_{20% loss}[K]^b
Polystyrene (314,000 g/mol)	371	595	611
Poly(α-methylstyrene)	410	545	554
Polyimide	-	572	657
Triazene polymer	336^c	530^c	544^c

^aT_{10% loss} for 10% mass loss, ^bT_{20% loss} for 20%, ^caccording to (Nuyken et al. 1995).