Laser acceleration of quasi-monoenergetic MeV ion beams

Nature

Volumn 439, Issue 7075, 2006, Pages 441-444

  Hegelich, B M ^a   Albright, B J ^a   Cobble, J ^a   Flippo, K ^a   Letzring, S ^a   Paffett, M ^a   Ruhl, H ^b   Schreiber, J ^c,d   Schulze, R K ^a   Fernandez J C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; IGNITION; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; ION BEAMS; LASER PULSES;

ENERGY SPECTRA; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MONOENERGETIC ELECTRONS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

PHYSICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 31444440518     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04400     Document Type: Article

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