Hotter electrons and ions from nano-structured surfaces

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Bagchi, S ^a   Kiran, P Prem ^a   Bhuyan, M K ^a   Bose, S ^a   Ayyub, P ^a   Krishnamurthy, M ^a   Kumar, G Ravindra ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bremsstrahlung radiation; Energetic ion emission; Intense laser produced plasma; Nano structured surfaces

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACES;

INTENSE (CO); INTENSITY RANGES; NANO-STRUCTURED; PARTICLE GENERATIONS;

CHARGED PARTICLES;

EID: 45749088132     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460800030X     Document Type: Article

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