Research Article

Ultrashort Laser Pulse Heating of Nanoparticles: Comparison of Theoretical Approaches

Figure 1

(a) Electron (solid curve) and lattice (dashed curve) temperature evolutions on the femtosecond time scale for a gold nanoparticle predicted by TTM. (b) Evolution of the nanoparticle temperature (dashed curve) after the femtosecond laser pulse, predicted by OTM, and laser pulse shape (solid curve).
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