Laser short-pulse heating of a gold surface: Comparison of absorption and surface heat flux heating situations

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Abstract

Laser irradiation of a gold surface via volumetric absorption and surface heat flux heating are examined. Electron and lattice site temperature increases are predicted and compared for two heating situations. Time-dependent pulse intensity is used to simulate the temporal variation of an actual laser pulse. Nonequilibrium energy transfer in the substrate material is considered, and the electron kinetic theory approach is accommodated when modeling the heating process. It is found that electron and lattice site temperatures attain higher values in the surface region with absorption heating than with surface heat flux heating.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-100
Number of pages14
JournalNumerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications
Volume52
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007

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Funding Information:
Received 28 March 2006; accepted 28 October 2006. The author acknowledges the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, for this work. Address correspondence to Bekir Sami Yilbas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KFUPM, P.O. Box 1913, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: [email protected]

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Numerical Analysis
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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