Spectral and angular characterization of laser-produced proton beams from dosimetric measurements

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 393-397

  Breschi, E ^a   Galimberti, M ^a,f,g   Giulietti, D ^a,f   Gizzi, L A ^a   Borghesi, M ^b   Romagnani, L ^b   Campbell, D H ^c   Schiavi, A ^d   Willi, O ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Institut fr Laser und Plasmaphysik   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g AREA DELLA RICERCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Proton beams; Ultra intense laser matter interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011519558     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604040030     Document Type: Article

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