| abstract |
Production apparatus (1A) including laser light source (10) capable of feeding laser light of given wavelength to treating chamber (3) in which a treatment subject material is accommodated, the treatment subject material resulting from solidification of solvent (4) of treatment subject solution (2) containing charge particles (5) of a substance. The treatment subject material is irradiated with laser light from the laser light source (10), thereby effecting micropulverization of the substance lying in the solvent (4). As the solid treatment subject material, use can be made of, for example, frozen matter (6) resulting from freezing of water (4) by means of chiller (50) and having the frozen state maintained by heat insulating layer (30). Alternatively, as the treatment subject material, use can be made of a gel resulting from gelation of the solvent. Thus, efficient substance micropulverization can be accomplished through light fragmentation. |