Abstract
The temporal evolution of the reflectivity of germanium at 514 nm upon irradiation with single high-energy picosecond laser pulses has been measured using a streak camera. It is found that, for a well-defined high fluence range, the reflectivity of the laser-induced molten phase attains a value of 0.85, considerably above the value reported for liquid Ge in thermal equilibrium (0.75). This behavior is consistent with a strong densification of the liquid phase remaining after the explosive vaporization of a thin surface layer. Within the specified fluence interval, this anomalously high reflectivity state is independent of the fluence and lasts tens of nanoseconds. Both characteristics point to the presence of a pressure-induced transient structural change in liquid germanium.
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