Plasma Physics · 1968 · 183 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsPlasma PhysicsRadiation PhysicsHigh-temperature PlasmasLaser PhysicsLaser-plasma InteractionsPlasma FundamentalsFemtosecond Laser PulsesLaser Heating Of PlasmasPlasma FormationPlasma Processes
A theory is proposed for the process of irradiation of finite solid targets of light atoms (H2, D2, Li) by giant laser pulses. The properties of the plasma produced are studied and the conditions to be satisfied in order to obtain an isotropic plasma are given.
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On the Production of Plasma by Giant Pulse Lasers
John M. Dawson · The Physics of Fluids · 1964 · 354 citations
Laser produced plasmas from isolated solid hydrogen pellets
G. Francis, D.W. Atkinson, P. Avivi et al. · Physics Letters A · 1967 · 31 citations
Energetic Plasmas Produced by Laser Light on Solid Targets
H. Opower, W. Kaiser, H. Puell et al. · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A · 1967 · 26 citations · Full text
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