Radiological characterisation of photon radiation from ultra-high-intensity laser-plasma and nuclear interactions

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-286

  Clarke, R J ^a,b   Neely, D ^a   Edwards, R D ^c   Wright, P N M ^a   Ledingham, K W D ^b,c   Heathcote, R ^a   McKenna, P ^a,b   Danson, C N ^a   Brummitt, P A ^a   Collier, J L ^a   Hatton, P E ^a   Hawkes, S J ^a   Hernandez Gomez, C ^a   Holligan, P ^a   Hutchinson, M H R ^a   Kidd, A K ^a   Lester, W J ^a   Neville, D R ^a   Norreys, P A ^a   Pepler, D A ^a   Winstone, T B ^a   Wyatt, R W W ^a   Wyborn, B E ^a   more..

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONISING RADIATION REGULATIONS 1999 (IRR99); PHOTON RADIATION; RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS; VULCAN PETAWATT LASER SYSTEM;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION SHIELDING; RADIOLOGY;

PHOTONS;

ARTICLE; IONIZING RADIATION; LABORATORY; LASER; LIGHT; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION SHIELD;

HUMANS; LASERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTONS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 33748123959     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/26/3/002     Document Type: Article

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