Abstract
The investigation of the threshold behavior in laser ablation by using constant temperature and pressure molecular dynamics simulations was discussed. It was found that there was a well defined fluence at which proper conditions for the phase transition could be attained when the laser fluence increases in ablation. The simulations suggest a computational pathway for exploring the microscopic nature of the homogeneous nucleation. The rate of nucleation in a narrow temperature range at approximately 90% of the critical temperature was found to increase sharply.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 041501 |
Pages (from-to) | 415011-415014 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 4 1 |
State | Published - Oct 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics