Detailed measurements of gold plasmas produced with 0.351 mum laser light a
re reported. The temporal and spatial variations of (Z) over barT(e) are ob
tained in the case that pump intensities are 6.5 x 10(13) and 1.4 x 10(14)
W/cm(2). The experimental results are qualitatively consistent with two non
localized absorption models. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.