$\alpha$	Thermal diffusivity, ${\mathrm{m}}^2/\mathrm{s}$
${\gamma }_i$	Friction term of atom $i$, $\mathrm{k}\mathrm{g}/\mathrm{s}$
$\mathit{\Delta }t$	Timestep, $\mathrm{s}$
$\mathit{\Delta }x$, $\mathit{\Delta }y, \mathit{\Delta }z$	Spacesteps, $\mathrm{m}$
${\eta }_i$	Proportion of the $i$th pulse to the total energy, $\mathrm{n}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{n}\mathrm{e}$
$\sigma$	Standard deviation, $\mathrm{n}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{n}\mathrm{e}$
${\tau }_e$	Electron relaxation time, $\mathrm{s}$