The Effects of Front-Surface Target Structures on Properties of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Electrons
Plasma Physics
2015-06-17 v1
Abstract
We report the results of a study of the role of prescribed geometrical structures on the front of a target in determining the energy and spatial distribution of relativistic laser-plasma electrons. Our 3D PIC simulation studies apply to short-pulse, high intensity laser pulses, and indicate that a judicious choice of target front-surface geometry provides the realistic possibility of greatly enhancing the yield of high energy electrons, while simultaneously confining the emission to narrow (< 5 degree) angular cones.
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@article{arxiv.1310.3283,
title = {The Effects of Front-Surface Target Structures on Properties of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Electrons},
author = {S. Jiang and A. G. Krygier and D. W. Schumacher and K. U. Akli and R. R. Freeman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.3283},
year = {2015}
}