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Observation of electron transport dynamics in high intensity laser interactions using multi-energy monochromatic x-ray imaging

L A Gizzi1,2, A Giulietti1,2,3, D Giulietti1,2, P Köster1,2, L Labate1,2, T Levato1,2, F Zamponi4, A Lübcke4, T Kämpfer4, I Uschmann4, E Förster4, A Antonicci5 and D Batani5

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We describe recent measurements in which a novel imaging technique was used to investigate the transport of high energy electrons produced by the interaction of a femtosecond laser pulse with a three-layer target at an intensity of 5 × 1019 W cm−2. The imaging system was configured to work in a single-photon detection regime to identify the energy of the x-ray photons and to discriminate among Kα photons generated in each target layer. Electrons emerging from the rear side after propagation through all the target layers were also detected using a custom developed detector. The results on fast electron propagation are combined with the information obtained from electron diagnostics and are modelled using analytical and numerical codes to obtain a detailed description of electron propagation dynamics.


PACS

52.25.Fi Transport properties

52.38.-r Laser-plasma interactions

Subjects

Plasma physics

Dates

Issue 12B (December 2007)

Received 6 July 2007

Published 14 November 2007



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