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Application of X-Ray Spectroscopy to the Study of Energy Transport in Plasma Produced by an Ultrahigh-Intensity Laser

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Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science II

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X-ray line emissions from ultrashort high-intensity laser-produced plasma were studied in order to clarify the physics of energy transport associated with the generation of ultrashort X-ray pulses for use in various applications. This article reviews two topics. The first is the application of Kα spectroscopy to the study of energy transport in laser-produced plasma. The second topic is the application of X-ray polarization spectroscopy to measurements of the anisotropy of hot electrons generated with ultrashort high-intensity laser pulses.

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  1. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    H. Nishimura, Y. Inubushi, S. Fujioka, T. Johzaki, H. Nagatomo & J. Mima

  2. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuda-cho, Midori, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan

    T. Kawamura

  3. Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan

    S. Shimizu, M. Hashida & S. Sakabe

  4. Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Kitasato Unversity, Kitasato 1-15-1, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 228-8555, Japan

    F. Koike

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Nishimura, H. et al. (2007). Application of X-Ray Spectroscopy to the Study of Energy Transport in Plasma Produced by an Ultrahigh-Intensity Laser. In: Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science II. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 85. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38156-3_10

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