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linear time scale on the left column and logarithmic scale on the
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right one).
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- To describe all the stages of light non-linear interaction with Si
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+ To describe all the stages of non-linear light interaction with Si
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NP, we present the calculation results obtained by using Maxwell's
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equations coupled with electron kinetics equations for different
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radii for resonant and non-resonant conditions. In this case, the
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large variation of asymmetry factor $G_{N_e}$ at first stage. This
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variation steadily decrease as it goes to Stage~3.
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- The explain this we need to consider time evolution of mean EHP
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+ To explain this effect, we consider the time evolution of mean EHP
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densities $N_e$ in the front and back halves of NP presented in
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Fig.~\ref{time-evolution}(a,c,e). As soon as the recombination and
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diffusion processes are negligible at \textit{fs} time scale, both
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$N_e^{front}$ and $N_e^{back}$ curves experience monotonous behavior
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with small pumping steps synced to the incident pulse. The front and the back
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halves of NP are separated in space, which obviously leads to the presence of
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- time delay between pumping steps in each curve caused with the same
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+ time delay between pumping steps in each curve caused by the same
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optical cycle of the incident wave. This delay causes a large asymmetry factor during first stage. However, as soon as mean
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EHP density increases the relative contribution of this pumping steps to
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the resulting asymmetry becomes smaller. This way variations of asymmetry
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far as the result from the Mie theory comes with the assumption of
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homogeneous optical properties in a spherical NP.
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- This way evolution of EHP density during Stage~4 depends on the
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+ Thus, the evolution of EHP density during Stage~4 depends on the
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result of multipole modes superposition at the end of Stage~3 and is
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quite different as we change the size of NP. For $R=75$~nm and
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$R=100$~nm we observe a front side asymmetry before Stage~4, however,
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