Generation of ultraintense proton beams by multi-ps circularly polarized laser pulses for fast ignition-related applications

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Badziak, J ^a   Mishra, G ^b   Gupta, N K ^b   Holkundkar, A R ^c  

^a SOLTAN INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR STUDIES   (Poland)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PARAMETER; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED LASER PULSE; ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLUENCES; LASER ENERGIES; LASER INTENSITIES; PLASMA BLOCKS; PROTON DENSITY; PROTON ENERGY SPECTRA; PROTON FAST IGNITIONS; PULSE DURATIONS;

LASER PULSES; LASER RESONATORS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PROTON BEAMS; SPECTROSCOPY;

PROTONS;

EID: 79958806430     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3590856     Document Type: Article

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