Reduction of proton acceleration in high-intensity laser interaction with solid two-layer targets

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Wei, M S ^a,h   Davies, J R ^b   Clark, E L ^c   Beg, F N ^a,d   Gopal, A ^a,e   Tatarakis, M ^a,e   Willingale, L ^a   Nilson, P ^a   Dangor, A E ^a   Norreys, P A ^f   Zepf, M ^g   Krushelnick, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c AWE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^f RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON PROPAGATION; ENERGETIC PROTONS; PLASTIC TARGETS; PROTON ACCELERATION; SURFACE HEATING;

ACCELERATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LASER ABLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TARGETS;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 33846112532     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2395928     Document Type: Article

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