Experimental observations of transport of picosecond laser generated electrons in a nail-like target

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Pasley, J ^a   Wei, M ^a   Shipton, E ^a   Chen, S ^a   Ma, T ^a   Beg, F N ^a   Alexander, N ^b   Stephens, R ^b   MacPhee, A G ^c   Hey, D ^c,e   Le Pape, S ^c   Patel, P ^c   MacKinnon, A ^c   Key, M ^c   Offermann, D ^d   Link, A ^d   Chowdhury, E ^d   Van Woerkom, L ^d   Freeman, R R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMISPHERICAL TERMINATION; OHMIC INHIBITION;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT EMISSION; OHMIC CONTACTS;

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS;

EID: 37549039763     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2815790     Document Type: Article

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