Abstract
Absorption and energy partitioning have been measured for spherical targets irradiated on the OMEGA facility by six beams of nanosecond 351-nm laser radiation at intensities from to W . Efficient collisional absorption is found, in agreement with one-dimensional simulations including refraction and inhibited transport, and very low levels (∼) of superthermal electron production are demonstrated.
- Received 9 October 1984
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.1656
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