Experience of micro-heterogeneous target fabrication to study energy transport in plasma near critical density

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Khalenkov, A M ^a   Borisenko, N G ^a   Kondrashov, V N ^b   Merkuliev, Yu A ^a   Limpouch, J ^c   Pimenov, V G ^d  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b TROITSK INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATION AND FUSION RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^c CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^d N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cluster target fabrication; Laser driven plasma; Low density plastic foams; Thermal and radiation transport in plasma

Indexed keywords

FOAMED PLASTICS; IODINE; LASER BEAMS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA DENSITY;

CLUSTER TARGET FABRICATION; LOW-DENSITY PLASTIC FOAMS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; THERMAL TRANSPORT IN PLASMA;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 33745657643     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034606060435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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