An ion acceleration mechanism in laser illuminated targets with internal electron density structure

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Brady, C S ^a   Arber, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING MATERIAL; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; HIGH INTENSITY LASERS; ILLUMINATED TARGET; INTERNAL INTERFACES; ION ACCELERATION MECHANISMS; ION ACCELERATIONS; ION ENERGIES; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PIC SIMULATION; SHORT PULSE; THIN FOIL; TWO-MATERIALS; TYPICAL SCALE; VACUUM BOUNDARY;

ACCELERATION; COATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ACCESSORIES; SPECTROSCOPY; VACUUM;

IONS;

EID: 79551634549     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/53/1/015001     Document Type: Article

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