Thomson scattering spectra from a plasma created through ionization of a ga
s consisting of multielectron atoms by a laser pulse with an intensity of a
bout 10(16) W/cm(2) or higher and with a duration tau(imp) less than or equ
al to 100 fs are studied theoretically with allowance for electron groups w
ith different temperatures. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".