Multi-keV Electron Generation in the Interaction of Intense Laser Pulses with Xe Clusters
- 14 October 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 77 (16) , 3343-3346
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.77.3343
Abstract
We have observed the production of multi-keV electrons through the irradiation of Xe clusters by an intense, near infrared, femtosecond laser 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” peak of energy between 2 and 3 keV. These measurements are consistent with a picture of rapid electron collisional heating in the cluster and exhibit good agreement with numerical modeling of the electron energy distribution.Keywords
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