Аннотация:Results of numerical simulation of free carriers' dynamics in the conduction band under femtosecond laser excitation in the mid-IR range (4.6 μm) in the bulk of silicon are presented. The electrons heating up to 8 eV which significantly exceeds the band gap is shown. The promotion of supercritical carrier concentration (8.5.1021 cm−3) is demonstrated. These are critical to achieve the energy threshold (4.2 kJ/cm3) for melting silicon crystal lattice.