Analytical solution for electron and lattice site temperatures due to laser-induced non-equilibrium energy transport in metals

Abstract

The present study describes the modeling of short-pulse laser heating of gold and copper materials. The energy transport due to a laser short pulse is formulated using the electron kinetic theory approach. Electron and lattice temperature distributions inside the substrate material during the laser short pulse are formulated analytically. In the analysis, the Laplace transformation technique is used. The results obtained from the analytical solutions are compared with numerical predictions and experimental data. It is found that the results obtained from the numerical and analytical solutions for temperature distributions are in good agreement with the experimental data.