Ultrashort Laser Pulse Heating of Nanoparticles: Comparison of Theoretical Approaches

Table 2

Thermophysical characteristics of the gold particle and surrounding biological tissue.

Material	Specific heat 𝐶(J/Kkg)	Interval of T (K)	Thermal conductivity μ0 (W/m K)	Thermal diffusivity 𝜒(m^2/𝑠)
Gold	129	273–373	318	1.18×10^−4
Water	4181.6−4215.6𝐶(𝑇)=4182(1+1.016×10^−4(𝑇−293K))	273–373	0.597−0.682𝜇(𝑇)=0.597(1+1.78×10^−3(𝑇−𝑇∞))	1.43×10^−7
Human prostate	3740	310	0.529
Blood	3645–3897	273–373	0.48–0.6	1.6×10^−7
Fat	2975	273–373	0.185–0.233
Tumor	3160	310	0.561
Skin		273–373	0.210–0.410