Atomistic Modeling of Short Pulse Laser Ablation of Metals: Connections between Melting, Spallation, and Phase Explosion

• Published in: Journal of physical chemistry. C Vol. 113; no. 27; pp. 11892 - 11906
• Main Authors: Zhigilei, Leonid V, Lin, Zhibin, Ivanov, Dmitriy S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 09.07.2009

The mechanisms of short pulse laser interactions with a metal target are investigated in simulations performed with a model combining the molecular dynamics method with a continuum description of laser excitation, electron−phonon equilibration, and electron heat conduction. Three regimes of material...