The influence of an intense laser beam interaction with preformed plasma on the characteristics of emitted ion streams

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-556

  Laska L ^a   Badziak, J ^b   Gammino, S ^c   Jungwirth, K ^a   Kasperczuk, A ^b   Krasa J ^a   Krousky E ^a   Kubes P ^d   Parys, P ^b   Pfeifer, M ^a   Pisarczyk, T ^b   Rohlena, K ^a   Rosinski, M ^b   Ryc L ^b   Skala J ^a   Torrisi, L ^c   Ullschmied, J ^a,e   Velyhan, A ^a   Wolowski, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^d CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fast ions; Laser produced plasma; Self focusing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CHARGE; HEAVY IONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PLASMA DENSITY;

FAST IONS; SELF-FOCUSING; X-RAY GENERATION;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 37248999778     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034607000651     Document Type: Article

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