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Title: Laser-produced relativistic electron energy and angular distributions in thin foils

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2172351· OSTI ID:20782518
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  1. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)

Energy and angular distributions are obtained for electrons at the rear surface of thin foils irradiated by an oblique relativistic laser pulse. Vacuum heating at the front surface in the summary field of incident and reflected laser waves is considered as a main mechanism of electron heating up to relativistic ponderomotive energies.

OSTI ID:
20782518
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 13, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2172351; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English