MULTI-KEV ELECTRON GENERATION IN THE INTERACTION OF INTENSE LASER-PULSES WITH XE CLUSTERS

Authors
SHAO YL DITMIRE T TISCH JWG SPRINGATE E MARANGOS JP HUTCHINSON MHR
Citation
Yl. Shao et al., MULTI-KEV ELECTRON GENERATION IN THE INTERACTION OF INTENSE LASER-PULSES WITH XE CLUSTERS, Physical review letters, 77(16), 1996, pp. 3343-3346
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
77
Issue
16
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3343 - 3346
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1996)77:16<3343:MEGITI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We have observed the production of multi-keV electrons through the irr adiation of Xe clusters by an intense, near infrared, femtosecond lase r pulse. We find the electron kinetic energy distribution consists of two features, a ''warm'' peak of between 0.1 and 1 keV and a ''hot'' p eak of energy between 2 and 3 keV. These measurements are consistent w ith a picture of rapid electron collisional heating in the cluster and exhibit good agreement with numerical modeling of the electron energy distribution.