Production of multi-MeV per nucleon ions in the controlled amount of matter mode (CAM) by using causally isolated targets

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Strangio, C ^a   Caruso, A ^b   Neely, D ^c   Andreoli, P L ^a   Anzalone, R ^a   Clarke, R ^c   Cristofari, G ^a   Del Prete, E ^a   Di Giorgio, G ^a   Murphy, C ^c   Ricci, C ^a   Stevens, R ^c   Tolley, M ^c  

^a ASSOCIAZIONE EURATOM ENEA SULLA FUSIONE   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM mode; Causally isolated target; Fast ions; Ion acceleration

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTATICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; LASER PULSES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CAM MODE; CAUSALLY ISOLATED TARGET; FAST IONS; ION ACCELERATION;

ION SOURCES;

EID: 33947386238     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034607070140     Document Type: Article

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