calculations for hot electron mean-free-path in gold [4], corroborating our physical
interpretation of acoustic phonon generation by ballistic electrons. To summarize, using time-resolved
pump-probe measurements we have observed the generation of ultrashort acoustic pulses
in cobalt heated by ballistic electrons laser excited in gold. These measurements provide
the mean – free-path of ballistic electrons of 120 nm in gold and the electronic heat diffusion …