Angular distributions of ions emitted from laser plasma produced at various irradiation angles and laser intensities

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-565

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

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLASMA PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^d SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Angular distribution; Ion emission; Irradiation angle; Laser produced plasma

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IONS; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; PLASMAS; RADIATION; SOLDERED JOINTS; TARGETS;

ION CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ION EMISSION; IRRADIATION GEOMETRIES; LASER FOCUSES; LASER INTENSITIES; LASER PLASMAS; PONDEROMOTIVE FORCES; TARGET IRRADIATIONS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 57649142817     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034608000591     Document Type: Article

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