Coulomb explosion effect and the maximum energy of protons accelerated by high-power lasers

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Fourkal, E ^a   Velchev, I ^a   Ma, C M ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB EXPLOSION EFFECT; HIGH-POWER LASERS; PROTON ACCELERATION; SPACE-CHARGE SEPARATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; HEAVY IONS; IONIZATION; PLASMAS; PROTONS;

LASERS;

ION; PROTON;

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; LASER; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; IONS; LASERS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTONS;

EID: 41349096614     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.036412     Document Type: Article

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