Fundamental difference between picosecond and nanosecond laser interaction with plasmas: Ultrahigh plasma block acceleration links with electron collective ion acceleration of ultra-thin foils

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-328

  Hora, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laser plasma interaction; Non thermal process; Nonlinear (ponderomotive) forces; Picosecond pulses; Ultra high acceleration; Ultra thin targets

Indexed keywords

LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; NON-THERMAL PROCESS; NONLINEAR (PONDEROMOTIVE) FORCE; PICO-SECOND PULSE; ULTRA-HIGH; ULTRA-THIN;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

EID: 84862281074     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034611000784     Document Type: Article

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