In this paper, we present a phenomenological model based on laser-induced thermoelasticity, which shows that the threshold intensity required to initiate plastic deformation of metal surfaces increases with laser beam size for spots larger than the thermal diffusion length during the pulse. The results are consistent with previous experimental observations.
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