Generation and transport of fast electrons inside cone targets irradiated by intense laser pulses

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-8

  Nakamura, Tatsufumi ^a   Sakagami, Hitoshi ^b   Johzaki, Tomoyuki ^a   Nagatomo, Hideo ^a   Mima, Kunioki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FUSION SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone geometry; Electrostatic field; Fast electrons; Fast ignition; Hot electrons; Solid targets

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IRRADIATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; TARGETS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CONE GEOMETRY; FAST ELECTRONS; FAST IGNITION; HOT ELECTRONS; SOLID TARGETS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 33644904300     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCI.2006.1626489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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