Fast particle generation and energy transport in laser-solid interactions

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 5 II, 2001, Pages 2323-2330

  Zepf, M ^a   Clark, E L ^a   Krushelnick, K ^a   Beg, F N ^a   Escoda, C ^a   Dangor, A E ^a   Santala, M I K ^a   Tatarakis, M ^a   Watts, I F ^a   Norreys, P A ^b   Clarke, R J ^b   Davies, J R ^c   Sinclair, M A ^d   Edwards, R D ^d   Goldsack, T J ^d   Spencer, I ^e   Ledingham, K W D ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d AWE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6644221859     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1351824     Document Type: Article

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