The plasma thermal conductivity has been measured in a CO₂-laser-heated Z pinch at a number density of 8 ×{} 10¹⁶ cm^-3. Ruby-laser scattering was used to monitor the heating and rarefaction. Comparison with a numerical simulation indicates that the thermal conductivity is about a factor of 2 below that predicted by classical theory.
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