Target normal sheath acceleration: Theory, comparison with experiments and future perspectives

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Passoni, Matteo ^a,b,c   Bertagna, Luca ^a   Zani, Alessandro ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED IONS; ANALYTICAL DESCRIPTION; COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; ION ENERGIES; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER TECHNOLOGIES; LASER-PULSE ENERGY; SHORT LASER PULSE; SOLID TARGETS; TARGET-NORMAL SHEATH ACCELERATIONS;

IONS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; TARGETS;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 77952391853     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/4/045012     Document Type: Article

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