Figure 6
From: Ultra-Fast High-Precision Metallic Nanoparticle Synthesis using Laser-Accelerated Protons
(a) Fraction (n/Ntarget) of detached atoms from the surface (with z ≥ 50 Å) at the time t1 (orange crosses) and at the time t2 (orange dots) vs. temperature (T) of the target zone. Dashed black and red lines refer to the lower T* for the detachment of gold atoms and boiling temperature of gold, respectively. (b) Mean values of the kinetic energy <K > of atoms in the two zones of the simulation cell (as described in Fig. 5b) vs. temperature (T) of the target zone. Dashed vertical lines as above. (c) Zoom of Fig. 5b to highlight the detachment of gold atoms and the formation of clusters.
