Optimization of gamma-ray beams produced by a laser-plasma accelerator

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 629, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Ben Ismal, A ^a,b   Faure, J ^a   Malka, V ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE LEPRINCE RINGUET   (France)

Author keywords

Electrons photons conversion; Gamma beam quality optimization; Laser plasma accelerator

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DIVERGENCE; BREMSSTRAHLUNG PROCESS; COMPACT LASERS; DENSE MATERIALS; ELECTRONS/PHOTONS CONVERSION; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; FS LASER; GAMMA BEAM QUALITY OPTIMIZATION; GAMMA RAY SOURCES; GAMMA SOURCE; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; HIGH QUALITY; LASER-PLASMA ACCELERATOR; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTICAL QUALITIES; PHOTON BEAMS; REPETITION RATE LASERS; RESEARCH TEAMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA JETS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79251619728     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.11.093     Document Type: Article

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