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Lee, P.H.Y.; Willi, O.; Trainor, R.J.
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)1984
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)1984
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[en] In laser-produced plasmas, the laser energy is absorbed only below and up to the critical density. For laser fusion applications, this energy must be transported beyond the corona via electron thermal conduction towards colder, higher density regions of the target to heat up material and cause ablation, which in turn generates an inward pressure to compress the fusion fuel. If the heat conduction is inhibited, the consequences will be a weaker ablation and therefore a weaker implosion. For many years now, the inhibition of heat conduction, i.e., the reduction of heat conduction relative to classical conduction, in laser-produced plasmas at relevant irradiances has been apparent from the large body of experimental evidence. Many mechanisms, such as dc magnetic fields, ion acoustic turbulence, and Weibel instabilities, have been proposed to be the cause of inhibition of heat conduction. Even improved calculations of the classical heat flux have been carried out to solve this problem. Nevertheless, no single one of the above mentioned mechanisms can explain the large inhibition observed in the experiments
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27 Jun 1984; 7 p; International conference on plasma physics; Lausanne (Switzerland); 27 Jun - 3 Jul 1984; CONF-840616--15; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01; 1 as DE84011336
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