Self-focusing effect in Au-target induced by high power pulsed laser at PALS

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-387

  Torrisi, L ^a,b   Margarone, D ^a,b   Laska, L ^c   Krasa, J ^c   Velyhan, A ^c   Pfeifer, M ^c   Ullschmied, J ^c   Ryc, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL SUD   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^d SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Laser focalization; Laser generated plasma; Plasma density; Plasma temperature; Self focusing

Indexed keywords

POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

LASER FOCALIZATION; LASER-GENERATED PLASMA; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA TEMPERATURE; SELF-FOCUSING;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 51149093673     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034608000396     Document Type: Article

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