Abstract
This paper discusses the initial stages of the interaction of subpicosecond laser pulses with metallic targets: the absorption of light, energy transport by electronic thermal conductivity, and electron-phonon relaxation. It is shown that, with moderate surface energy density, hydrodynamic motion begins after the electronic and lattice temperatures equalize. A connection is established between the energy exchange rate between the electrons and the lattice and the electronic thermal conductivity (an analog of the Wiedemann-Franz law).
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