Peculiarities of the technique of the laser-induced film transfer~LIFT! are investigated. Possible mechanisms of tearing-off and transference of the films from the donor substrate~target! to the acceptor one are investigated. The main fields of LIFT applications are considered. One of the most interesting directions of LIFT applications-decontamination of radioactive surfaces-is investigated in detail. The main peculiarities and regimes of the processing are defined.
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