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We have performed time-resolved reflectivity and transmission studies of crystalline diamond in order to understand the complex nature of the solid-liquid phase transition in carbon. Above a well defined melting critical fluence of 0.55±0.1 J/cm2, diamond undergoes a transition into a metallic liquid state, in agreement with both theoretical predictions of the liquid carbon and previous experiments conducted on graphite. Below the critical fluence, we observe the creation of a photogenerated electron-hole plasma.
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Reitze, D.H., Ahn, H., Wang, X., Downer, M.C. (1990). Femtosecond Melting of Diamond. In: Harris, C.B., Ippen, E.P., Mourou, G.A., Zewail, A.H. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena VII. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 53. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84269-6_35
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