Laser absorption by overdense plasmas in the relativistic regime

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Davies, J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION VALUES; FAST IGNITION; INERTIAL FUSION; LASER ABSORPTION; LASER FIELDS; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; OVERDENSE PLASMA; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RELATIVISTIC REGIME;

ABSORPTION; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; LASER FUSION; PLASMAS;

LASERS;

EID: 67649160524     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/51/1/014006     Document Type: Article

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