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We determine the laser-induced ablation threshold fluence in air of aluminum and tungsten excited by single near-infrared laser pulses with duration ranging from 15 to 100 fs. The ablation threshold fluence is shown to be constant for both metals, extending the corresponding scaling metrics to few-optical-cycle laser pulses. Meanwhile, the reflectivity is measured providing access to the deposited energy in the studied materials on a wide range of pulse durations and incident fluences below and above the ablation threshold. A simulation approach, based on the two-temperature model and the Drude–Lorentz model, is developed to describe the evolution of the transient thermodynamic and optical characteristics of the solids (lattice and electronic temperatures, reflectivity) following laser excitation. The confrontation between experimental results and simulations highlights the importance of considering a detailed description and evolution of the density of states in transition metals like tungsten.
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Thibault Genieys acknowledges the support of DGA—Direction Générale de l’Armement (Ministry of Defense) and Aix-Marseille University for his Ph’D grant. All authors also thank Prof. E. Gamaly (Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University) and Dr. G. Tsibidis (IESL-FORTH) for valuable discussions on the topic of laser–matter interaction and CNRS-DERCI for their financial support through the International Research Project “IRP-MINOS.”
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Financial support of the ASUR platform was provided by the European Community, Ministry of Research and High Education, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, City of Marseille, CNRS, and Aix-Marseille University.
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Genieys, T., Sentis, M. & Utéza, O. Investigation of ultrashort laser excitation of aluminum and tungsten by reflectivity measurements. Appl. Phys. A 126, 263 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-3440-9
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