Understanding the role of fast electrons in the heating of dense matter: Experimental techniques and recent results

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 81, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 183-190

  Freeman, R ^a   Anderson, C ^a   Hill, J M ^a   King, J ^a   Snavely, R ^a   Hatchett, S ^b   Key, M ^b   Koch, J ^b   MacKinnon, A ^b   Stephens, R ^c   Cowan, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transport; Kx radiation; Lasers; Plasmas

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEATING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LASER APPLICATIONS;

DENSE MATTERS;

ELECTRONS;

PLASMA;

EID: 12444344284     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4073(03)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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