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Laser cutting: a comparison of the performance of Gaussian, donut and top-hat beams, and an explanation of factors affecting cut quality and striation generation as a function of cutting speed

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18522-7

Published Online: 2026-06-18

Published Print: 2026-07

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Authors

Thomas, Sven https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3125-8967
Powell, John https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6390-4494
Bocksrocker, Oliver

Speker, Nicolai

Hesse, Tim

Hagenlocher, Christian https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2929-9723
Graf, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8466-073X
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Universität Stuttgart
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Article History

Received: 9 March 2026

Accepted: 12 June 2026

First Online: 18 June 2026

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