MEASUREMENT OF FAST-ELECTRON ENERGY-SPECTRA AND PREHEATING IN LASER-IRRADIATED TARGETS

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作者
HARES, JD [1 ]
KILKENNY, JD [1 ]
KEY, MH [1 ]
LUNNEY, JG [1 ]
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[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,DEPT PURE & APPL PHYS,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.1216
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O4 [物理学];
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Fast electrons produced by the irradiation of plane-layered targets with 20-J, 100-ps, 1015-W.cm-2, neodymium-laser pulses have been diagnosed by the Kα emission which they cause at various depths in the targets. The fast-electron energy spectrum and absolute energy deposition (target preheat) are measured. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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