Observation of a highly directional γ-ray beam from ultrashort, ultraintense laser pulse interactions with solids

Novel measurements of electromagnetic radiation above 10 MeV are presented for ultra intense laser pulse interactions with solids. A bright, highly directional source of y rays was observed directly behind the target. The y rays were produced by bremsstrahlung radiation from energetic electrons gene...

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Main Authors: Norreys, P, Santala, M, Clark, E, Zepf, M, Watts, I, Beg, F, Krushelnick, K, Tatarakis, M, Dangor, A, Fang, X, Graham, P, McCanny, T, Singhal, R, Ledingham, K, Creswell, A, Sanderson, D, Magill, J, Machacek, A, Wark, J, Allott, R, Kennedy, B, Neely, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999