Generation of high-energy electrons by a femtosecond terawatt laser propagating through a sharp downward density transition

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1391-1396

  Suk, Hyyong ^a   Lee, Hae June ^a   Ko, In Soo ^b  

^a Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON TRAPS; ELECTRONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

FEMTOSECOND TERAWATT LASER; HIGH ENERGY ELECTRONS; NONLINEAR LASER WAKE FIELD; SHARP DOWNWARD DENSITY TRANSITION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 10044262096     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.21.001391     Document Type: Article

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