Animation from a Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Laser Melting

Animated sequence of snapshots from a molecular dynamics simulation of laser melting

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This animation illustrates the competition between the heterogeneous and homogeneous melting mechanisms in a 20 nm Au film irradiated by a 200 fs laser pulse at an absorbed fluence of 55 J/m². Atoms are colored according to the local order parameter - blue atoms have local crystalline surroundings, red atoms belong to the liquid phase.

Z. Lin and L. V. Zhigilei, Time-resolved diffraction profiles and atomic dynamics in short pulse laser induced structural transformations: Molecular dynamics study, Phys. Rev. B 73, 184113, 2006.
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Animated sequence of snapshots from a molecular dynamics simulation of laser melting

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