Shock wave as a probe of flux-limited thermal transport in laser-heated solids

Classical Spitzer-Harm treatment of electron thermal conduction breaks down in the steep temperature gradients found in laser-heated solids. A phenomenological flux-limiter, which reduces heat flow, is incorporated into computer codes which model laser-target interactions. There is disagreement in...

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Main Author: Smith, Kristin A.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5987

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