J T Mendonça et al 2001 Meas. Sci. Technol. 12 1801 doi:10.1088/0957-0233/12/11/307
J T Mendonça, J R Davies and M Eloy
Show affiliationsWe 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.
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.)
Issue 11 (November 2001)
Received 24 January 2001, accepted for publication 24 April 2001
Published 9 October 2001
J T Mendonça et al 2001 Meas. Sci. Technol. 12 1801
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