Fokker-Planck simulations of hot electron transport in solid density plasma

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-102

  Bibi, F Alouani ^a   Matte, J P ^a   Kieffer, J C ^a  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fokker Planck; Hot electrons; Laser matter interaction; Transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION; KINETIC THEORY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; POLARIZATION; POLYNOMIALS;

FOKKER-PLANCK; HOT ELECTRONS; LASER-MATTER INTERACTIONS; TRANSPORT;

PLASMAS;

EID: 3343016625     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604222017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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