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Approach to the study of fast electron transport in cylindrically imploded targets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2015

D. Del Sorbo
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
Y. Arikawa
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
D. Batani*
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
F. Beg
Affiliation:
UCSD, La Jolla, California
J. Breil
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
H. Chen
Affiliation:
LLNL, Livermore, California
J.L. Feugeas
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
S. Fujioka
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
S. Hulin
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
M. Koga
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
H. MacLean
Affiliation:
LLNL, Livermore, California
A. Morace
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
T. Namimoto
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
W. Nazarov
Affiliation:
St. Andrews University, St. Andrews, United Kingdom
Ph. Nicolai
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
H. Nishimura
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
T. Ozaki
Affiliation:
National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan
T. Sakaki
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
J.J. Santos
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
Ch. Spindloe
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, United Kingdom
K.A. Tanaka
Affiliation:
Graduate school of engineering Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
X. Vaisseau
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
M. Veltcheva
Affiliation:
CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, Talence, France
T. Yabuchi
Affiliation:
Graduate school of engineering Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Z. Zhang
Affiliation:
ILE, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan
*
Address correspondence and reprint request to: D. Batani, CEA, CNRS, CELIA (Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications), University Bordeaux, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France. E-mail: batani@celia.u-bordeaux1.fr

Abstract

The transport of relativistic electron beam in compressed cylindrical targets was studied from a numerical and experimental point of view. In the experiment, cylindrical targets were imploded using the Gekko XII laser facility of the Institute of Laser Engineering. Then the fast electron beam was created by shooting the LFEX laser beam. The penetration of fast electrons was studied by observing Kα emission from tracer layers in the target.

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