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Observation of a highly directional γ-ray beam from ultrashort, ultraintense laser pulse interactions with solids

Physics of Plasmas AIP Publishing 6:5 (1999) 2150-2156

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PA Norreys, M Santala, E Clark, M Zepf, I Watts, FN Beg, K Krushelnick, M Tatarakis, AE Dangor, X Fang, P Graham, T McCanny, RP Singhal, KWD Ledingham, A Creswell, DCW Sanderson, J Magill, A Machacek, JS Wark, R Allott, B Kennedy, D Neely

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Novel measurements of electromagnetic radiation above 10 MeV are presented for ultra intense laser pulse interactions with solids. A bright, highly directional source of γ rays was observed directly behind the target. The γ rays were produced by bremsstrahlung radiation from energetic electrons generated during the interaction. They were measured using the photoneutron reaction [63Cu(γ,n)62Cu] in copper. The resulting activity was measured by coincidence counting the positron annihilation γ rays which were produced from the decay of Cu62. New measurements of the bremsstrahlung radiation at 1019 W cm−2 are also presented.
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Generation of focused intensities of 5 × 1019 Wcm−2

Laser and Particle Beams Cambridge University Press (CUP) 17:2 (1999) 341-347

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CN DANSON, R ALLOTT, G BOOTH, J COLLIER, CB EDWARDS, PS FLINTOFF, SJ HAWKES, MHR HUTCHINSON, C HERNANDEZ-GOMEZ, J LEACH, D NEELY, P NORREYS, M NOTLEY, DA PEPLER, IN ROSS, JA WALCZAK, TB WINSTONE
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Table-top picosecond sources

Nature Springer Nature 398:6725 (1999) 284-285
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Studies of the fast ignition route to inertial confinement fusion at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Fusion Engineering and Design Elsevier 44:1-4 (1999) 239-243

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PA Norreys, M Bakarezos, L Barringer, M Borghesi, FN Beg, AR Bell, M Castro-Colins, D Chambers, AE Dangor, CN Danson, A Djaoui, AP Fews, R Galliard, P Gibbon, L Gizzi, ME Glinsky, BA Hammel, MH Key, P Lee, P Loukakos, AJ MacKinnon, C Meyer, J Meyer-ter-Vehn, S Moustaizis, SG Preston, A Pukhov, SJ Rose, M Tatarakis, JS Wark, O Willi, M Zepf, J Zhang
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Studies of the fast ignition route to inertial confinement fusion at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

FUSION ENG DES 44 (1999) 239-243

Authors:

PA Norreys, M Bakarezos, L Barringer, M Borghesi, FN Beg, M Castro-Colins, D Chambers, AE Dangor, CN Danson, A Djaoui, AP Fews, R Galliard, P Gibbon, L Gizzi, ME Glinsky, BA Hammel, MH Key, P Lee, P Loukakos, AJ MacKinnon, C Meyer, J Meyer-ter-Vehn, S Moustaizis, SG Preston, A Pukhov, SJ Rose, M Tatarakis, JS Wark, O Willi, M Zepf, J Zhang

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The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory has been at the forefront of investigations into the physics associated with the fast ignition concept for inertial confinement fusion. This scheme involves complex laser-plasma processes, the theoretical understanding of which relies heavily on particle-in-cell calculations. In this paper, three experiments displaying quantitative agreement with detailed multi-dimensional PIC calculations are reviewed: hole-boring velocity measurements; relativistic self-focusing; and harmonic generation from plasma surfaces. Qualitative agreement of hot electron temperature measurements with PIC simulations are also discussed. The authors believe these results are very encouraging for the fast ignition concept. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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