One-dimensional model of the electrostatic ion acceleration in the ultraintense laser-solid interaction

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Passoni, M ^a,b   Lontano, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fast ignition; Hadrontherapy; Laser based ion acceleration; Laser plasma interaction; Relativistic electrons

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROTONS;

FAST IGNITION; HADRONTHERAPY; LASER BASED ION ACCELERATION; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; RELATIVISTIC;

ELECTROSTATICS;

EID: 3342997714     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460422211X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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