Experimental and simulation studies of thermal transport based on plasma flow motion in laser-ablated dense regions of Au and CH

Yuxue Zhang; Bo Qing; Yang Zhao; Tianming Song; Zhiyu Zhang; Gang Xiong; Chengwu Huang; Tuo Zhu; Min Lv; Yan Zhao; Jiyan Zhang; Jiamin Yang

doi:10.1063/5.0081960

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