Generation and propagation of hot electrons in laser-plasmas

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 957-971

  Zhang, J ^a   Li, Y T ^a   Sheng, Z M ^a   Wei, Z Y ^a   Dong, Q L ^a   Lu, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS; RAMAN SCATTERING; TARGETS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CHIRPED PULSE AMPLIFICATION (CPA); CRITICAL DENSITY; HOT ELECTRONS; WAVE ACCELERATION;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 21244488292     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-005-1862-x     Document Type: Article

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