Experimental study of laser penetration in overdense plasmas at relativistic intensities. II: Explosion of thin foils by laser driven fast electrons

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2569-2578

  Fuchs, J ^a,b   Adam, J C ^c   Amiranoff, F ^b   Baton, S D ^b   Blanchot, N ^d   Gallant, P ^a   Gremillet, L ^b   Heron A ^c   Kieffer, J C ^a   Laval, G ^c   Malka, G ^d   Miquel, J ^d   Mora, P ^c   Pepin H ^a   Rousseaux, C ^d  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

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EID: 0000133079     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873528     Document Type: Article

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