Published April 28, 2006
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Journal article
Observation of a Fast Electron Beam Emitted along the Surface of a Target Irradiated by Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses
Creators
- 1. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080 (China)
- 2. State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710068 (China)
Description
A novel fast electron beam emitting along the surface of a target irradiated by intense laser pulses is observed. The beam is found to appear only when the plasma density scale length is small. Numerical simulations reveal that the electron beam is formed due to the confinement of the surface quasistatic electromagnetic fields. The results are of interest for potential applications of fast electron beams and deep understanding of the cone-target physics in the fast ignition related experiments
Additional details
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 96
- Journal Issue
- 16
- Journal Page Range
- p. 165003-165003.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37078759
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; IRRADIATION; LASERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PLASMA SIMULATION; PULSES
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAMS; CONFINEMENT; EMISSION; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; SIMULATION; TRANSMISSION
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- Notes
- (c) 2006 The American Physical Society