Abstract
Ablation of Fe, Al, Ni, and Cu by laser pulses at durations of 0.1, 1, and 5 ps is investigated experimentally. The laser fluence used vaires from below the ablation threshold up to 100 J/cm<sup>2</sup>. The ablation rate depends on the laser pulse duration at laser fluences above several J/cm<sup>2</sup> as the shorter pulse produces higher ablation rate. A change of the ablation regime with the laser fluence increase is also observed. The presence of molten material is clearly expressed at fluences above 10 J/cm<sup>2</sup> for all pulse durations used. These effects can be referred to the contribution of the electron heat diffusion in the distribution of the absorbed energy. The traces of solidified molten material suggest for realizations of melt ejection mechanism of ablation.
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