Application of relativistic laser plasmas for the study of nuclear reactions

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 45, Issue 12 A, 2003, Pages

  Ewald, F ^a   Schwoerer, H ^a   Dusterer S ^a   Sauerbrey, R ^a   Magill, J ^b   Galy, J ^b   Schenkel, R ^b   Karsch, S ^c   Habs, D ^c   Witte, K ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; RADIOISOTOPES; TANTALUM; X RAYS;

ENERGETIC BREMSSTRAHLUNG X-RAYS; ION ACCELERATION PROCESSES; JENA MULTI-TERAWATT LASER; PHOTOTRANSMUTATION; TABLETOP TITANIUM SAPPHIRE LASERS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 9144272250     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/45/12A/006     Document Type: Article

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