X-ray-emission from thin-foil laser-produced plasmas

Year: 1992

Authors: Gizzi L.A., Batani D., Biancalana V., Giulietti A., Giulietti D.

Autors Affiliation: CNR, Ist Fis Atom & Molec, via Giardino 7, I-56127 Pisa, Italy;
Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis, Piazza Torricelli 2, Pisa, Italy

Abstract: We studied X-ray emission from laser plasmas produced by irradiation of thin plastic foils with 1.064-mu-m Nd laser light at intensity up to 2 x 10(13) W/cm2 with 3-ns pulses. The level of X-ray emission at different spectral windows was measured versus laser intensity and foil thickness. The electron temperature of the X-ray source was also measured. At intensity above 6 x 10(12) W/cm2 our data showed the formation of nonthermal tails in the X-ray spectrum, which has been related to two plasmon decay instability.

Journal/Review: LASER AND PARTICLE BEAMS

Volume: 10 (1)      Pages from: 65  to: 74

KeyWords: targets
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034600004213

Citations: 15
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