Changes in the structure monocrystals, as caused by the thermal effect of high-power laser pulses (1.6 to 1.97J/cm3), were studied by means of high-resolution X-ray topography and diffractometry methods. It was shown that, in a thin surface layer within the region exposed to radiation, a dislocation cell structure with an increased dislocation density and considerable micro-misorientations were formed.

X-Ray Diffraction Study of Changes in CdTe Monocrystal Real Structure Induced by Laser Radiation. I.L.Shulpina, V.V.Ratnikov, O.A.Matveev: Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2001, 43[3], 559-62 (Physics of the Solid State, 2001, 43[3], 579-82)