Global simulation for laser-driven MeV electrons in fast ignition

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 18, 2004, Pages

  Ren, C ^a,d   Tzoufras, M ^a   Tsung, F S ^a   Mori, W B ^a   Amorini, S ^b   Fonseca, R A ^b   Silva, L O ^b   Adam, J C ^c   Heron, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COALESCENCE; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; ORE PELLETS; PROTONS; VACUUM;

CURRENT FILAMENTS; ELECTRON FLUX; ELECTRON GENERATION; PARTICLE-IN-CELL MODEL;

IGNITION;

EID: 19744382135     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.185004     Document Type: Article

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