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Heat transport by non-Maxwellian electrons

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5466497
The extension of the Spitzer-Harm theory of heat conduction to steep temperature gradients requires the computation of non-Maxwellian corrections to the isotropic part of the electron distribution. We develop a simplified theory for a steady-state, high-Z plasma, employing the diffusion approximation. Modification of the heat flux, phase space densities, and fluxes, and the self-consistency of our results will be studied in detail.
Research Organization:
Rochester Univ., NY (USA). Lab. for Laser Energetics; Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC08-80DP40124
OSTI ID:
5466497
Report Number(s):
DOE/DP/40124-61; CONF-841010-18; ON: DE85014409
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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