High resolution X-ray emission spectra from picosecond laser irradiated Ge targets

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-252

  Abdallah, J ^a   Batani, D ^b   Desai, T ^b   Lucchini, G ^b   Faenov, A ^c   Pikuz, T ^c,d   Magunov, A ^c   Narayanan, V ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

^d PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Laser plasmas; Plasma diagnostics; X ray spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE VALUES; KINETIC CODES; LASER PLASMAS;

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 34347331140     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034607000080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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