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Hard X‐Rays and Nuclear Reactions from Laser Produced Plasmas
Author(s) -
Düsterer S.,
Schwoerer H.,
Behrens R.,
Ziener C.,
Reich C.,
Gibbon P.,
Sauerbrey R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3986(200103)41:2/3<171::aid-ctpp171>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - beryllium , photofission , plasma , laser , tantalum , nuclear reaction , atomic physics , materials science , physics , nuclear physics , optics , neutron , fission , metallurgy
We report on a fully angular resolved spectrum of hard x‐rays emitted from a laser produced plasma, which is generated by a laser intensity of 5 × 10 18 W/cm 2 on a tantalum surface. MeV x‐rays were utilized to generate photoneutrons via photofission of beryllium.