Published March 10, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Z dependence of the laser-intensity threshold for inhibited electron thermal conduction

  • 1. University of California, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550

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Temporally resolved sub-kiloelectronvolt x-ray emission pulses have been obtained from disk targets illuminated with 1.06-μm wavelength laser light at 5 x 1014 W/cm2. Striking variations in the x-ray pulse shape from Be, Ti, Sn, Au, and U targets indicate the onset of strongly inhibited electron thermal conduction during the rise of the laser intensity. The laser intensity threshold for this strong inhibition is found to increase with target atomic number Z

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
658-661
ISSN
0031-9007