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the resulting asymmetry becomes smaller. This way variations of asymmetry
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$G_{N_e}$ synced with the period of incident light decreases.
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- Higher excitation conditions are followed with large values of
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+ Higher excitation conditions are followed by larger values of
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electric field amplitude, which lead to the appearance of high EHP
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- densities causing a significant change of optical properties of
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+ densities causing a significant change in the optical properties of
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silicon according to the equations (\ref{Index}). From Mie theory, the initial (at the end of Stage~3) space pattern of
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optical properties is non-homogeneous. When non-homogeneity of
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optical properties becomes strong enough it leads to the
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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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the origin of it is quite different. The $R=75$~nm NP is out of
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- resonance, moreover, Mie field pattern and the one which comes from
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- Stage~1 are quite similar. As soon as EHP density becomes high enough
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+ resonance, moreover, Mie field pattern and the one, which comes from
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+ the Stage~1 are quite similar. As soon as EHP density becomes high enough
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to change optical properties, the NP is still out of resonance,
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- however, presence of EHP increases absorption in accordance with
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- (\ref{Index}). This effectively leads to a partial screening, and it
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+ however, the presence of EHP increases absorption in agreement with
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+ (\ref{Index}). This effect effectively leads to a partial screening, and it
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becomes harder for the incident wave to penetrate deeper into EHP. Finally,
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this finishes spilling the NP`s volume with plasma reducing the
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asymmetry, see Fig.~\ref{plasma-grid}(d).
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The last NP with $R=115$~nm shows the most complex behavior during
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the Stage~4. The superposition of Mie field pattern with the one from
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Stage~1 results into the presence of two EHP spatial maxima, back and
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- front shifted. They serve to be a starting seed for EHP formation,
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- the interplay between them forms a complex behavior of the asymmetry
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+ front shifted. They serve as starting seeds for the EHP formation,
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+ and an interplay between them forms a complex behavior of the asymmetry
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factor curve. Namely, the sign is changed from negative to positive
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and back during the last stage. This numerical result can hardly be
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explained in a simple qualitative manner, it is too complex to
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