Electron acceleration by surface plasma waves in the interaction between femtosecond laser pulses and sharp-edged overdense plasmas

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1669-1673

  Kupersztych, J ^a   Raynaud, M ^a   Riconda, C ^a,b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; HELIUM; KINETIC ENERGY; LASER ABLATION; PHOTOEMISSION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE WAVES; ULTRASHORT PULSES; VACUUM;

ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; LASER ABSORPTION; PLASMA-BASED ELECTRON ACCELERATORS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 2542504634     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1650353     Document Type: Article

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