Figure 11
Temperature gradients through the Fe sample, 7 µm (top) and 2 µm (bottom) thick, respectively, sandwiched between layers of salt pressure medium. The 2D plots on the left show axisymmetric models with the symmetry axis defined by the laser beam axes. The temperature profiles plots on the right are calculated along the symmetry axis. While the 7 µm thick sample sustains ∼200 K axial temperature gradient at 2000 K, at 3000 K the gradient increases to 400 K. The FEM calculations were performed with a sample thermal conductivity of 40 W m−1 K−1 (Konôpková et al., 2016). |