X-ray emission from a CO2-laser-produced plasma
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 24 (7), 316-317
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1655198
Abstract
A 0.3‐GW, 60‐ns TEA CO2 laser has been used to create plasma from a solid carbon target. Studies of the x‐ray emission from the plasma at 4×1011 W/cm2 indicate the existence of a high‐energy electron component with an equivalent temperature of ∼ 2 keV.Keywords
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