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Proton and neutron sources using terawatt lasers

J T Mendonça, J R Davies and M Eloy

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We review the production of high-energy protons and neutrons in the interaction of intense lasers with gases, clusters and solid targets. Some potential applications are briefly discussed.


PACS

42.55.-f Lasers

42.60.Jf Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation

52.50.Jm Plasma production and heating by laser beams (laser-foil, laser-cluster, etc.)

52.38.-r Laser-plasma interactions

Subjects

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Plasma physics

Dates

Issue 11 (November 2001)

Received 24 January 2001, accepted for publication 24 April 2001

Published 9 October 2001



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