Stochastic heating in ultra high intensity laser-plasma interaction

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 169-180

  Bourdier, A ^a   Patin, D ^b   Lefebvre, E ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Chaos; Laser matter interaction; Stochastic heating

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RESONANCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LASER MATTER INTERACTION; PIC CODE SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC HEATING; STOCHASTIC INSTABILITIES;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 33947409570     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460707022X     Document Type: Article

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