| Literature DB >> 17501281 |
P McKenna1, D C Carroll, R J Clarke, R G Evans, K W D Ledingham, F Lindau, O Lundh, T McCanny, D Neely, A P L Robinson, L Robson, P T Simpson, C-G Wahlström, M Zepf.
Abstract
An experimental investigation of lateral electron transport in thin metallic foil targets irradiated by ultraintense (>or=10(19) W/cm2) laser pulses is reported. Two-dimensional spatially resolved ion emission measurements are used to quantify electric-field generation resulting from electron transport. The measurement of large electric fields ( approximately 0.1 TV/m) millimeters from the laser focus reveals that lateral energy transport continues long after the laser pulse has decayed. Numerical simulations confirm a very strong enhancement of electron density and electric field at the edges of the target.Year: 2007 PMID： 17501281 DOI： 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.145001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN： 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161