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In the last few years it has become possible to compress a moderate light energy on the order of one joule into some tens of femtoseconds. This light pulse, focussed down to several µm2, results in a peak intensity exceeding 1018W/cm2. This enormous intensity focussed onto a solid target creates relativistically moving electrons in a hot and dense plasma spot which radiates in the entire spectral range up to several MeV. In addition to the radiation, electrons and ions are emitted with rather high energies and even nuclear reactions (e.g. fusion, photofission) can take place 1–7.
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Düsterer, S. et al. (2001). Measurement of Spectral and Angular Distribution of Hard X-Rays from Laser Produced Plasmas and their Application. In: Batani, D., Joachain, C.J., Martellucci, S., Chester, A.N. (eds) Atoms, Solids, and Plasmas in Super-Intense Laser Fields. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1351-3_25
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