%0 Journal Article
%A Hernández Rueda, Francisco Javier
%A Van Oosten, Dries
%T Transient scattering effects and electron plasma dynamics during ultrafast laser ablation of water
%D 2019
%@ 0146-9592
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105014
%X We study the dynamics of single-shot ultrafast laser ablation of a water-gas interface. We model the extremely nonlinear light-water interaction during the first picosecond by simulating the laser pulse propagation while dynamically calculating the spatial distribution of the dielectric function. We make use of a finite-difference time-domain algorithm to solve Maxwell's equations and Rethfeld's multiple rate equation model to consider the local excitation of a dense electron plasma. We validate our model by comparing the simulated transient reflectivity with experimental results and find excellent agreement. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America
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