Target surface area effects on hot electron dynamics from high intensity laser–plasma interactions

Reduced surface area targets were studied using an ultra-high intensity femtosecond laser in order to determine the effect of electron sheath field confinement on electron dynamics. X-ray emission due to energetic electrons was imaged using a ${K}_{\alpha }$ imaging crystal. Electrons were observed...

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Main Authors: C Zulick, A Raymond, A McKelvey, V Chvykov, A Maksimchuk, A G R Thomas, L Willingale, V Yanovsky, K Krushelnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/18/6/063020